The History of the Medieval Music 3106-HMŚ

1. Chronological framework and general characteristics and systematics of medieval music
2-3. Types of Gregorian monody
4. Paraliturgical creativity of the Middle Ages
5-6. From the beginnings of polyphony to the work of the Notre-Dame school
7. Works of ars veterus
8. Lyrics of the Middle Ages (troubadours, trouvères, minnesingers, works in Italian and Hispanish)
9. Secular art ars nova
10. Italian work of the Trecento era
11. Music of the late 14th and early 15th centuries
12. Theory of music in the Middle Ages
13. Instruments and instrumental music in the Middle Ages
14. Creativity of the British Isles of the 13th-15th centuries

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

The lecture is devoted to the development of medieval music in Europe. Its aim is to systematically present the most important centers of development of musical creativity, cultivated genres, stylistic trends and artists, and to explain the specificity of the period in the context of the history and culture of that time.

Course coordinators

Irena Bieńkowska
Katarzyna Spurgjasz

Learning outcomes

Student after completing the course:
1. knows the basic terminology of musicology
2. has structured detailed knowledge of selected fields of science and scientific disciplines of methodology
3. has a basic knowledge of the main directions of development and the most important new achievements in musicology
4. is aware of the complex nature of the musical language as well as the complexity and historical changeability of its meanings
5. has basic research skills, including formulation and analysis of research problems, selection of research methods and tools, development and presentation of results, allowing for solving research problems in musicology
6. can independently acquire knowledge and develop research skills following the instructions of a scientific supervisor
7. is able to use basic theoretical approaches, research paradigms and concepts relevant to musicology in typical professional situations
8. is able to recognize various types of musical culture products and to carry out their critical analysis and interpretation using typical methods in order to determine their meanings, social impact, place in the socio-cultural process
9. has the ability to substantively argue, using the views of other authors, and formulate conclusions
10. can interact and work in a group, assuming different roles in it

Assessment criteria

exam

Bibliography

David Hiley, Chorał Kościoła Zachodniego, Kraków 2019
Zofia Dobrzańska-Fabiańska, Polifonia średniowiecza, Kraków 2000
Richard H. Hoppin, Medieval Music, New York, 1978
John, Harper, Formy i układ liturgii zachodniej od X do XVIII wieku, Kraków 1997
Julia Jevdokimova, Istorija polifonii, Mnogogolosije srednevekovja X-XIV veka, Moskwa 1983
Jerzy Morawski, Teoria muzyki w średniowieczu, Warszawa 1979
Curt Sachs, Historia instrumentów muzycznych, Kraków 1989

Additional information

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