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160073 UE Contrapunto alla mente and Hexachordal Solmization. A Hands-on Introduction (2023S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 06.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 20.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 27.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 17.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 24.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-01
  • Monday 08.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 15.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 22.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 05.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 12.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 19.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09
  • Monday 26.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3G-EG-09

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Goals:
Contrapunto alla mente: participants get insights in basic polyphonic methods by singing; furthermore they recognize these in written compositions.
Historical Solmization: participants can sing with Guidonian syllables and gather practical insights melody, mode and polyphony.

Content:
- Solmization: gamut, hexachords, guidonian hand, litterae and voces, mutation. Terms of the style (musica recta/musica ficta/falsa etc.), interval species, modal system(s)

- polyphonic elements/methods: Gymel, Faux bourdon, clausulae and cadenze, basic three and four part methods, canons and imitation in different intervals, basic introduction to free counterpoint.

This course is first and foremost a practical one, discussions on composition and improvisation are nonetheless welcome.

Assessment and permitted materials

- active participation in the exercises and discussions
- filling out exercise papers

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presence (three absences tolerated). Active participation and written exercises mandatory

Examination topics

All contents of the course, especially in their practical realization.

Reading list

Barnabé Janin, Chanter sur le livre, manuel pratique d'improvisation polyphonique de la Renaissance (Symétrie 2014)
Philippe Canguilhem, L'improvisation polyphonique à la Renaissance (Classiques Garnier 2015)
Gerard Geay, Une méthode de solfège médieval (Symetrie 2022)

More sources and musical examples will be supplied on moodle.

Association in the course directory

BA: HIS-V1, FRE
MA (2008): M01, M04, M05, M06, M12
MA (2022): E.HIA, H.HIA, S.HIA

Last modified: Fr 21.04.2023 15:27