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Medieval Music Practice

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Course ID:	3106-PraMS-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:	Medieval Music Practice
Name in Polish:	Praktyka muzyki średniowiecza
Organizational unit:	Institute of Musicology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Fakultety, Pracownie, OG (in Polish) Przedmioty fakultatywne zalecane dla I r. studiów stacjonarnych I stopnia General university courses General university courses 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.
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses general courses
Short description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on forms and genres of medieval music through the practical contact with them. The course will include: - performances of vocal pieces (monophonic and polyphonic) - introduction in the notations of medieval music (different types of chant notations, notations of ars antiqua and ars nova periods) - audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues) - presentation of selected on-line databases linked to the medieval music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites). Because of the specificity of the course, it is highly recommended for the participants to have at least basic skills in reading music notation and in singing.
Full description:	The purpose of this course is to get knowledge on forms and genres of medieval music through the practical contact with them. The course will include: - performances of vocal pieces (monophonic and polyphonic) - introduction in the notations of medieval music (different types of chant notations, notations of ars antiqua and ars nova periods) - audial analysis of recordings of selected pieces (with elements of discussion on the performance practice issues) - presentation of selected on-line databases linked to the medieval music (digital libraries, catalogues, professional websites). The topics and material discussed during this course are related to the course ‘History of medieval music’, as its supplement and extension. For this reason, this course is addressed mainly to the students of the 1st year of musicology; there is, however, no obstacle in participation of students of other years or different fields. 1. Psalm tones, contemporary notation of the chant 2. Liturgy of the Hours: tones in practice 3. Proprium missae; adiasthematic notations 4. Tropes and sequences: Kyrie Rex immense; Victimae paschali laudes. Diasthematic chant notations 5. Music of the laypeople (1): Laudario di Cortona 6. Music of the laypeople (2): Cantigas de Santa Maria, Cantigas de Amigo 7. (Written) beginnings of polyphony: Saint-Martial school 8-9. Ars antiqua: Ave virgo virginum; Alle psallite cum luya 10. French ars nova and its notation: Guillaume de Machaut, Comment qu’a moy lointeinne 11. Italian ars nova and its notation: Francesco Landini, Ecco la primavera 12. Borders and borderlands of genres, styles, interpretations: Llibre vermell de Montserrat 13-14. Polyphony on the Isles: Edi beo thu hevene queene; John Dunstable, Quam pulchra es (concrete pieces intended for performance during the course may vary depending on the group’s skills and needs)
Bibliography:	literature will be given during the course
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course, the student: - knows basic forms and genres of medieval music - knows different types of notations of medieval music - is able to read selected types of medieval 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 medieval music - is able to perform selected pieces of medieval music - is aware of changes of musical forms and genres during the Middle Ages - is aware of the importance of medieval 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 "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W WAR TH 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
Notes:	(in Polish) Fakultet zalecany dla I roku I stopnia studiów na kierunku Muzykologia

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W WAR TH 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
Notes:	(in Polish) Fakultet zalecany dla I roku I stopnia studiów na kierunku Muzykologia

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