Music in the oral tradition (module V) 3106-MUZOR-W
Creativity in the oral tradition has a specific structure, exists in a social context and crystallises during performance. The course will present basic issues related to creativity in the oral tradition, as well as selected examples from the history of musicians and traditional music of different cultures:
1. The transmission of history - the role of song
2 Features of expression
3 Features of the musical form
4 The social role of professionals
5 The creator of the œuvre
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Learning outcomes
Students are introduced to the rules and methods of knowledge transmission in the oral tradition, and become familiar with the literature of history, music history and anthropology.
Assessment criteria
Attendance and activity in class, preparation of a paper on a selected topic in oral and written form.
Bibliography
1. Joseph C. Allard „Words and Music: Oral and Literary” in: http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol20/literary
2. Leo Treitler: „The Early History of Music Writing in the West” in: Journal of the American Musicological Society nr 35 zeszyt 2, 1982
3. Mantle Hood „The reliability of oral tradition” in: Journal of the American Musicological Society , Vol. 12, No. 2/3 (Summer -Autumn, 1959), pp. 201-209, University of California Press
4. Jacques Le Goff „Historia i pamięć”. Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa 2007
5. Katia Michajłowa "Dziad wędrowny w kulturze ludowej Słowian". Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 2010.
6. "Kalevala" PIW, Warszawa 1998
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