VH_763 Jan Novák - Composers Profile

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Vlasta Taranzová
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 N51
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of this seminar is to acquaint students with the work of one of the leading persons of the 20th century music, exile composer Jan Novák (1921-1984). Jan Novak was a student of V. Petrzelka, P. Borkovec, A. Copland and Bohuslav Martinu. His distinctive musical expression makes him a key figure of Czech music in the second half of 20 century.
Syllabus
  • • Jan Novak - a preliminary sketch
  • • Teachers and classmates (V. Petrzelka, P. Borkovec, V. Kapralova) / Janacek Heritage
  • • Novak and Martinu: 1947-1959
  • • Jazz, serial techniques
  • • Music for Film
  • • Lingua Latina
  • • Jan Novak vs. Igor Stravinsky
  • • Emigration – death – immortality?
Literature
    recommended literature
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Jan Novák, žák Bohuslava Martinů (Jan Novak, a Pupil of Bohuslav Martinu). Hudební věda. Praha: Ústav pro hudební vědu AV ČR, 2006, roč. 43, č. 1, p. 59-74. ISSN 0018-7003. info
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Jan Novák - žák Bohuslava Martinů. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2005. info
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Návrat Jana Nováka do USA (Jan Novák's Return to USA). In Musicologica BRUNENSIA. 58th ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009, p. 45-52. ISSN 1212-0391. info
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Aus dem Schatten hervortreten - Bohuslav Martinu und Jan Novak (Emerging from the shadow - Bohuslav Martinu and Jan Novak). Österreichische Musikzeitschrift. Wien: Musikwissenschaftlicher Verlag, 2009, vol. 2009, 11-12, p. 46-49. ISSN 0029-9316. info
  • FLAŠAR, Martin. Crossing the Shadow - Bohuslav Martinů and Jan Novák. In Martinů Revisited, Martinů Festival Wien 2009. 2009. URL info
  • FLAŠAR, Martin and Jan ČIŽMÁŘ. Jan Novák - stav pramenů a bádání (Jan Novak - Status Report on Research and the Sources). Opus musicum. Brno: Opus musicum, o.p.s., 2005, roč. 37, č. 1, p. 32-33. ISSN 0862-8505. URL info
    not specified
  • HRABAL, František. V kontextu tvorby. Edited by Ivan Vojtěch. Vyd. 1. Praha: Arbor vitae, 2006, 320 s. ISBN 8086300706. info
  • MIHULE, Jaroslav. Martinů : osud skladatele. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Karolinum, 2002, 626 s. ISBN 8024604264. info
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Essay: 7 pages (12 600 characters)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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