VH_70a Opera in the 19th Century and the Wagnerian Reform I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jiří Vysloužil, DrSc. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Mikuláš Bek, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Mikuláš Bek, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Tue 11:40–13:15 J22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course concentrates on the personalities and works that belongs to the term "the 19th century opera". The main points of the subject seem to be Wagner, Verdi, Russian opera and opera of other schools (France, Czech lands, Poland). Also the aspects of aesthetics and dramaturgy reflected in the works of composers and theorists (Hanslick, Stasov, Hostinský) are considered.
Literature
  • EINSTEIN, Alfred. Hudba v období romantizmu. Bratislava: OPUS, 1989. ISBN 80-7093-003-9. info
  • HANSLICK, Eduard. O hudebním krásnu : příspěvek k revizi hudební estetiky. Translated by Jaroslav Střítecký. 1. vyd. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1973, 137 s. info
  • HOSTINSKÝ, Otakar. Bedřich Smetana a jeho boj o moderní českou hudbu : vzpomínky a úvahy. Edited by Bohuslav Hostinský. 2., dopl. vyd. V Praze: Jan Laichter, 1941, 502 s. URL info
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999.
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