History of Music: Antiquity to 1300
Code
711021023
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências Musicais
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Manuel Pedro Ferreira
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) General knowledge about the most relevant aspects of the earliest documented music, until c. 1300;
b) Appreciation of the historical dimension of artistic production and the questions it arises;
c) Awareness of the main threads of musical change during the time-frame considered;
d) Access to adequate modes of hearing and evaluation of selected pieces composed in this period;
e) Autonomy in pursuing updated bibliographical treatment of particular subjects within the programme.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
Music in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. Music in the Greek-Roman world (rhythm and metrical feet, harmonic genera, notation, etc.). Broad view of the historical evolution of liturgical music in the Mediterranean. Musical notation in the East and in the West (theoretical traditions, the origin of Western neumes and Byzantine symbols, regional variation). Expansion of the liturgical musical opportunities in the West: trope and sequence. Liturgical drama. Latin song (scholars and goliards). The European troubadour movement in langue d´oc, langue d´ouïl and Germanic dialects. Early organum. Polyphony in Aquitaine and the Codex Calixtinus. The \"school\" of Notre Dame in Paris. The motet. Mensural notations. Galician-Portuguese troubadours. The Cantigas de Santa Maria in their Iberian cultural context.
Bibliography
Duffin, R. W. (Ed.) (2000). A Performer´s Guide to Medieval Music. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Hoppin, R. H. (1978). Medieval Music. New York: W. W. Norton. Trad. esp.: (2000). La música medieval. Madrid: Alianza.
Jones, C. et al. (1978). The Study of Liturgy. New York: Oxford University Press.
Manniche, L. (1991). Music and musicians in ancient Egypt. London: British Museum Press.
Mathiesen, T. (1999). Apollo´s Lyre. Greek Music and Music Theory in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
Michels, U. (1977). Atlas zur Musik, 2 vols. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. Trad. port.: (2003, 2007). Atlas de Música, 2 vols. Lisboa: Gradiva, 2000. Consulta pontual.
Sadie, S. & Tyrrell J. (Eds.) (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Consulta pontual.
West, M. L. (1992). Ancient Greek Music. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Teaching method
A avaliação consiste em dois testes escritos, no meio e no final do semestre (abarcando cada um cerca de metade do programa) e num trabalho facultativo sobre um tema à escolha do aluno. Os testes têm o peso de 50%. No caso de o aluno optar por fazer também um trabalho escrito, os três elementos de avaliação terão o mesmo peso.
Evaluation method
Assessment is based on two written tests (mid- and end of semester, each covering half of the programme) and an optional written paper on a freely chosen topic. Each test has 50% weight in the final grade. If the student wishes to write also a paper, all three elements will have the same weight.