Polish composers in the 20th century (module 3) 3106-KOMPL-KON
The seminar covers the history of music during the Young Poland period, with particular focus on the life and works of Karol Szymanowski (the Young Poland and neoclassical periods). Special attention is given to musical genres particularly popular in Young Poland’s music: the symphonic poem, song, and opera. The works of Young Poland composers are presented in the context of other arts that inspired them, especially literature, poetry, and painting. Students gain knowledge about the life and works of Young Poland composers and also undertake an individual project in any artistic medium, engaging in a creative dialogue with the musical heritage of Young Poland.
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Learning outcomes
The student is familiar with the most significant composers of the Young Poland movement and can characterize their works. They identify connections between Young Poland’s music and other arts, and can recognize selected representative compositions of the period by ear.
The student engages in a creative dialogue with the musical heritage of Young Poland.
Assessment criteria
Knowledge Test (50%): evaluates the student’s understanding of Young Poland composers and their music.
Individual Project (50%): a creative task where the student develops an individual project using any artistic medium to engage in a dialogue with Young Poland's musical legacy.
Practical placement
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Bibliography
Polish Literature:
1. Marcin Gmys, Harmonie i dysonanse. Muzyka Młodej Polski wobec innych sztuk, Poznań 2012.
2. Alistair Wightman, Karłowicz, Młoda Polska i muzyczny fin-de-siècle, translated by Ewa Gabryś, Kraków 1996.
3. Leszek Polony, Poetyka muzyczna Mieczysława Karłowicza. Program literacki, ekspresja i symbol w poemacie symfonicznym, Kraków 1986.
4. Danuta Gwizdalanka, Uwodziciel. Rzecz o Karolu Szymanowskim, Kraków 2021.
5. Teresa Chylińska, Jak Karol Szymanowski pisał książkę o sobie, Kraków 2023.
6. Bartosz Dąbrowski, Szymanowski: muzyka jako autobiografia, Gdańsk 2010.
7. Bartosz Dąbrowski, Mit dionizyjski Karola Szymanowskiego, Gdańsk 2001.
8. Teresa Chylińska, Karol Szymanowski i jego epoka, vol. 1 & 2, Kraków 2008.
9. Paweł Siechowicz, Wyobraźnia muzyczna Mikalojusa Konstantinasa Čiurlionisa, Poznań 2016.
10. Oskar Łapeta, Morawski, Kraków 2024.
11. Zofia Helman, Szymanowski, Karol, in Encyklopedia muzyczna PWM/Polska Biblioteka Muzyczna, link.
12. Sylwia Zabieglińska, Karol Szymanowski, Portal Muzyki Polskiej, link.
Foreign Literature:
1. Didier van Moere, Karol Szymanowski, Paris 2008.
2. Alistair Wightman, Karol Szymanowski: his life and work, Aldershot 1999.
3. Michał Bristiger, Roger Scruton, Petra Weber-Bockholdt (Eds.), Karol Szymanowski in seiner Zeit, München 1984.
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