Syllabus
1) Změny na přelomu století (impresionismus, Strauss, rozpad tonality...)
2) Druhá vídeňská škola (Schönberg, Berg, Webern)
3) „neoklasicismus“, „neofolklorismus“ (I. Stravinskij, B. Bartók a další)
4) Paříž mezi dvěma světovými válkami (E. Satie, Pařížská šestka a další)
5) Hudba a politika (Hindemith, Weil, Šostakovič, Prokofjev)
6) Serialismus (Messiaen, Boulez, Stockhausen, Nono) + dle časových možností vybrané kapitoly z:
7) Chance, aleatorika, témbrová hudba (Cage, Ligeti, Lutoslawski, Penderecki)
8) Elektronická hudba (Varèse, Schaeffer, Henry, Stockhausen etc.)
9) Vokální hudba a hudební divadlo (Ligeti, Berio, Nono, Kagel etc.)
10) Minimalismus (Young, Riley, Reich, Glass etc.)
11) Česká hudba
2. poloviny
20. století (Kabeláč, Klusák, Kopelent, Fišer, Sommer, Lukáš, Eben, Agon etc.)
12) Neoromantismus a polystylovost (Górecki, Schnittke, Gubajdulina, Pärt etc.)
Annotation
A study of the development of western music. Emphasis will be placed on developing a thorough knowledge of music literature. The objective of History of Music I-IV is for the student to gain an understanding of the development of western music from the earliest known sources until the present day. The course will include the study of both sacred and secular music in all genres. It will place a strong emphasis on listening to and identifying various styles of music. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be expected to:
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of significant composers and works related to Western music of 20th century
• Apply understanding of stylistic trends through aural recognition and analysis of representative works
• Identify the various genres of music and trace their development through the major historical periods
• Understand and describe the development of instruments throughout music history
• Analyze representative works and evaluate how music was shaped by broad political, cultural, and economic trends and by the values of the society that produced it