IM025 Electroacoustic Music

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Flašar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Jana Horáková, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Jitka Leflíková
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 N21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course should contribute to a broader understanding the development of electroacoustic music in the world as well as in the home conditions. Students will be acquainted with basic aesthetic and technical problems of EM.
Syllabus
  • 1. Man, music, machine 2. Order, chaos, number - from antique until today 3. History of the music automata 4. Busoni as a prophet and the fascination by a machine – Marinetti, Russolo, Pratella 5. Electronic music studios – Paris, Cologne, Milano etc. 6. Forefathers of EM – E. Varése, Ch. Ives, 7. Darmstadt - Boulez, Stockhausen, Nono, Xenakis 8. Music in space – space in music 9. Multimedia – from Skrjabin to DVD-ROM 10. Music cans – history of the sound recording and reproduction 11. Computer music, MIDI 12. Technical means of the individual music reception
Literature
  • DIBELIUS, Ulrich. Moderne Musik. 1, 1945-1965. Neuausg. Piper, 1984, 401 s., [1. ISBN 3-492-18247-X. info
  • FORRÓ, Daniel. Domácí nahrávací studio. Praha: Grada, 1996, 241 s. ISBN 807169231X. info
  • FORRÓ, Daniel. Svět MIDI. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 1997, 375 s. ISBN 8071694126. info
  • SCHAEFFER, Pierre. Konkrétní hudba. Přeložil František Tvrdý. Praha: Editio Supraphon, 1971. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Final exam in the form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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