Course: Ethnic Music II

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Course title Ethnic Music II
Course code KHV/0E2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Voříšek Martin, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Tibet, Mongolian culture sphere 2. China (theory of Chinese music, basic conception, musical instruments) 3. China (sacred music, classical and folk music) 4. Japan (theory of Japanese music, basic conception, musical instruments) 5. Japan (sacred music, classical and folk music) 6. South-East Asia 7. Oceania, traditional music of Australian natives 8. North America (musical expression of original ethnic - Inuit, North-American Indians) 9. North America (music of European immigrants, syncretistic musical expressions, Afro-American folklore) 10. Latin America (musical expressions of Central-American and South-American Indians) 11. Latin America (syncretistic musical expressions of Central and South America) 12. Subsaharian Africa (rhythmical and modal concept of traditional music, mode of running and music understanding) 13. Subsaharian Africa (regional musical expressions and instruments) 14. Final seminar

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
Traditional music of the Far East (Tibet, Mongolia, China, Japan, South-East Asia), traditional music of Australian aborigines, traditional music of Africa, traditional music of America (music of native cultures, interaction of musical cultures)
Ability to recognize music of different world cultures.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Questionnaire

Active participation on lectures and seminars.
Recommended literature
  • BLUME, Friedrich; FINSCHER, Ludwig (ed.):. Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Kassel-Stuttgart: Bärenreiter-Metzler, 1994-2004.
  • GEIST, Bohumil:. Původ hudby. Praha-Bratislava: Supraphon, 1970.
  • JURKOVÁ, Zuzana:. Kapitoly z mimoevropské hudby. Olomouc: Universita Palackého, 2001.
  • JUSTOŇ, Zdeněk:. Hudba přírodních národů. Liberec-Praha: DauphinMaťa, 1996.
  • KLÍMA, Vladimír; KUBICA, Václav; WOKOUN, Alois:. Safari za africkou kulturou. Praha: Práce, 1983.
  • MATOUŠEK, Vlastislav:. Rytmus a čas v etnické hudbě. Praha: TOGGA, 2003.
  • TYRELL, John; SADIE, Stanley (ed.):. The new Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. New York: Grove, 2002.


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