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Renaissance music practice

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Course ID:	3106-PraMR-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	03.2 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0215) Music and performing arts The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Renaissance music practice
Name in Polish:	Praktyka muzyki renesansu
Organizational unit:	Institute of Musicology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Fakultety, Pracownie, OG General university courses General university courses General university courses in the humanities General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	general courses
Short description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation).
Full description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation). The course will include: - performances of vocal pieces (mainly from facsimile editions / digital reproductions of music sources) - introduction in the mensural notation - introduction in the basics of renaissance counterpoint - audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues) - presentation of selected on-line databases linked to renaissance music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites). The topics and material discussed during this course are addressed mainly to students of 1st year of musicology, as a kind of supplement to the history of renaissance music. There is, however, no obstacle in participation of students of other years or different fields. The participants should be able to read music notation and have basic singing experience.
Bibliography:	literature will be given during the course
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course, the student: - knows basic forms and genres of renaissance music - knows basic principles of the renaissance counterpoint and is able to apply at least some of them to improvise a polyphonic setting of a melody - is able to read mensural music notation in order to transcribe and/or perform the piece - knows how to use selected digital libraries, databases and scientific websites connected to the renaissance music - is able to perform selected pieces of renaissance music - is aware of changes of musical forms and genres during the Renaissance - is aware of the importance of renaissance music to the European culture - is aware of different trends in contemporary performance practice of early music
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Presence (1 absence during the semester is allowed), active participation

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WAR FR
Type of class:	Workshops, 30 hours, 12 places more information
Coordinators:	Katarzyna Spurgjasz
Group instructors:	Katarzyna Spurgjasz
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Workshops - Grading
Short description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation).
Full description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on selected issues related to renaissance music through the practical contact with them (singing musical pieces, learning basics of counterpoint and mensural notation). The course will include: - performances of vocal pieces (mainly from facsimile editions / digital reproductions of music sources) - introduction in the mensural notation - introduction in the basics of renaissance counterpoint - audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues) - presentation of selected on-line databases linked to renaissance music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites). Part of the course will cover the topic of dance in the Renaissance, both from the perspective of its cultural contexts and practical basics (based on Thoinot Arbeau’s treatise “Orchésographie” (1589). The topics and material discussed during this course are addressed mainly to students of 1st year of musicology, as a kind of supplement to the history of renaissance music. There is, however, no obstacle in participation of students of other years or different fields. The participants should be able to read music notation and have basic singing experience.
Bibliography:	literature will be given during the course

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