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160156 VO+UE Music of the Celts III (2008W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musik-, Sprach- und Vergleichende Literaturwisse
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 07.10. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 14.10. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 21.10. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 28.10. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 04.11. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 11.11. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 18.11. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 25.11. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 02.12. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 09.12. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 16.12. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 13.01. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 20.01. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)
  • Tuesday 27.01. 17:30 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum 1 Berggasse 11 3.OG)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Rapprochement with music of the early Iron Age with the help of experimental music archaeology and instrument history.
There are only very vague ideas about the musical life of the Iron Age, especially the Hallstatt and Latène Cultures. Written autochthonous sources, not to mention notated melodies, are totally lacking. Unexpectedly rich, however, are iconographic representations, particularly of musical instruments. A fruitful approach to the subject is offered by experimental music archaeology and intrument history. Through comparison with archaic European and extra-European instruments as well as through the building of an instrument with native materials, we can gain insights into the appearance and sound of Iron Age instruments.

Assessment and permitted materials

In order to receive a grade, one must give a short written paper or oral interview and must create a self-made handicraft.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Broadening and challenging of perceptions on European cultural history; recognizing of common developments and countervailing clichés (e.g. "the bagpipes come from Scotland" and "Celtic music and culture have an unbroken tradition from ancient times" should be debunked); familiarizing oneself with natural materials and potential sound production possibilities (natural pipes: arundo donax, black elderberry, bone; various woods, vellum, gut). In brief: participants should return home richer by one finished, playable musical instrument and much experience.

Examination topics

Part 1: The evidence for music of the Hallstatt and Latène Period (800BC - 200AD) will be presented, primarily drawings and several caches of musical instruments.
Part 2: comparisons with recent European and extra-European folk-music instruments, and the introduction of insights from experimental music archaeology.
Part 3: Reproduction of a musical instrument. The "Bock'sche Erlebniswerkstatte" in the 8th district has proved its worth.

Reading list

* Birkhan, Helmut: Kelten. Versuch einer Gesamtdarstellung ihrer Kultur. Wien 1997;
* Eibner, Alexandrine: Musikleben in der Hallstattzeit. Betrachtungen zur "Musiké" anhand der bildlichen Darstellungen. in: M. v. Albrecht/ W. Schubert (Hrsg.): Musik in Antike und Neuzeit. Frankfurt 1987;
* Harrison, Frank: Celtic Musics: characteristics and chronologie, in: Geschichte und Kultur der Kelten. History and Culture of the Celts. Vorbereitungskonferenz 25.-28. Oktober 1982 in Bonn. Vorträge hrsg. Karl Horst Schmidt unter Mitwirkung von Rolf Ködderitzsch, Heidelberg 1986, 252-263
*Hickmann, Ellen: Musikarchäologie. IV. Westeuropa. 3. Eisenzeit. In: MGG2, Bd. 6, Kassel/ Basel 1997
*O'Dwyer, Simon: Prehistoric Music of Ireland. Stroud 2004;
*Paulus, Albin: Musik. In: Bausteine zum Studium der Keltologie, hrsg. von Helmut Birkhan. Wien 2005. S. 417-432
*Préhistoire de la musique: Sons et instruments de musique des ages du bronze et du fer en France. Exposition du 17. Mars au 10 novembre 2002 au Musée de Préhistoire de Nemours. Nemours 2002
*Tamboer, Annemies: Ausgegrabene Klänge. Archäologische Musikinstrumente aus allen Epochen, Oldenburg 1999

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