The History of the Medieval Music

obligatory courses

The lecture is devoted to the development of medieval music in Europe. Its aim is to systematically present the most important centers of development of musical creativity, cultivated genres, stylistic trends and artists, and to explain the specificity of the period in the context of the history and culture of that time.

Classroom

1. Chronology and general characteristics of medieval music

2. Theory of music in the Middle Ages

3. Unanimous liturgical, non-liturgical and secular works of the Middle Ages

4. The development of polyphony from the 11th to the 15th century

5. Music of the British Isles in the 13th-15th centuries

6. Instrumental music in the Middle Ages

1. Chronological framework and general characteristics and systematics of medieval music

2-3. Types of Gregorian monody

4. Paraliturgical creativity of the Middle Ages

5-6. From the beginnings of polyphony to the work of the Notre-Dame school

7. Works of ars veterus

8. Lyrics of the Middle Ages (troubadours, trouvères, minnesingers, works in Italian and Hispanish)

9. Secular art ars nova

10. Italian work of the Trecento era

11. Music of the late 14th and early 15th centuries

12. Theory of music in the Middle Ages

13. Instruments and instrumental music in the Middle Ages

14. Creativity of the British Isles of the 13th-15th centuries

David Hiley, Chorał Kościoła Zachodniego, Kraków 2019

Zofia Dobrzańska-Fabiańska, Polifonia średniowiecza, Kraków 2000

Richard H. Hoppin, Medieval Music, New York, 1978

John, Harper, Formy i układ liturgii zachodniej od X do XVIII wieku, Kraków 1997

Julia Jevdokimova, Istorija polifonii, Mnogogolosije srednevekovja X-XIV veka, Moskwa 1983

Jerzy Morawski, Teoria muzyki w średniowieczu, Warszawa 1979

Curt Sachs, Historia instrumentów muzycznych, Kraków 1989

Student after completing the course:

1. knows the basic terminology of musicology

2. has structured detailed knowledge of selected fields of science and scientific disciplines of methodology

3. has a basic knowledge of the main directions of development and the most important new achievements in musicology

4. is aware of the complex nature of the musical language as well as the complexity and historical changeability of its meanings

5. has basic research skills, including formulation and analysis of research problems, selection of research methods and tools, development and presentation of results, allowing for solving research problems in musicology

6. can independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills following the instructions of a scientific supervisor

7. is able to use basic theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts relevant to musicology in typical professional situations

8. is able to recognize various types of musical culture products and to carry out their critical analysis and interpretation using typical methods in order to determine their meanings, social impact, place in the socio-cultural process

9. has the ability to substantively argue, using the views of other authors, and formulate conclusions

10. can interact and work in a group, assuming different roles in it

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