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History of Music II

Course code

KUM6030.FK

old course code

KUM6030

Course title in Estonian

Muusikaajalugu II

Course title in English

History of Music II

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide an overview of the main styles and trends of 19th and 20th century music and their characteristics. To introduce different genres and their development, new compositional techniques and methods, most significant composers, schools etc.

Brief description of the course

Romanticism - principle style of the 19th century. Its main features. Division into periods. Program music. Hierarchy and specifics of various genres. Music and nationalism. The relevant music styles of the first part of the 20th century: impressionism, expressionism and new classicism. Avant garde music in the middle of the 20th century: total serialism, electronic music. Postmodernism - the 1960s and ´70s. Aleatoric music. Open form. Introduction to the innovative trends in the last quarter of the 20th century: computer music, minimalism etc.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to talk and discuss on topics associated with course program;
- knows musical terminology,;
- is able to recognize different styles of music by hearing;
- knows the most important works.

Teacher

Gerhard Lock MA (vastutav õppejõud), Raul Talmar (MA), Pille Saar (MA)

Prerequisite course 1

History of Music I (KUM6236.FK)

The course is a prerequisite

History of Music III (KUM6031.FK)

Additional information

Kirjanduse läbitöötamine ja omandamine (3 lugemisseminari ettevalmistava veebipõhise vormiga koos kollektiivsete aruteluga, kirjalik eksam); muusika äratundmine (3 kuulamistesti); muusikaloo didaktika omandamine (koostada DigiÕppeVaramu taoline materjal: TELL/SHOW/ASK, 2–3 üliõpilast); ühisettekanne Digimaterjali tutvustamiseks (2–3 üliõpilast).

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