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

Registration/Deregistration

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

Registration is open from Tu 14.02.2023 09:00 to Th 23.02.2023 12:00
Registration is open from Fr 24.02.2023 09:00 to Tu 28.02.2023 12:00
Deregistration possible until Sa 18.03.2023 12:00

Details

max. 30 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Michael Meixner

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