HV_98b Seminar "Life and Work of Leoš Janáček" II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Maňas, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Zahrádka, Ph.D.
Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jan Karafiát
Supplier department: Department of Musicology – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 15 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Seminar is focused on life and work of the composer Leoš Janáček, especially on his stage work.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to analyze Janáček's work and to include it in an international context.
Syllabus
  • Seminar is focused on the analysis of Janáček's work from both musical and dramaturgical point of view. Students will work with full score, also problematics of the musical edition will be presented. Some interesting audio and video recordings will be played.
Literature
  • ŠTĚDROŇ, Miloš. Janáček a hudba 20. století - Janáček a verismus (Janáček and the 20th-century music - Janáček and verism). Univerzitní noviny. Brno: MU Brno, 1998, vol. 5, No 10, p. 21-25. ISSN 1211-6866. info
  • TYRRELL, John. Janáček's Operas. London: Faber and Faber, 1992. info
  • PŘIBÁŇOVÁ, Svatava. Leoš Janáček. 1. vyd. Praha: Horizont, 1984, 147 s. info
  • VOGEL, Jaroslav. Leoš Janáček : život a dílo. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní hudební vydavatelství, 1963, 385 s. info
  • BROD, Max. Leoš Janáček. Život a dílo. (Leoš Janáček. His Life and Work.). Praha: Hudební Matice Umělecké besedy, 1924. info
Teaching methods
seminar, class discussion, presentations of the student essays
Assessment methods
Winter term: written test (consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions, minimum pass level 75 %.)and essay Summer term: seminar essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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