Collaboration with Composer
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| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204PACC | credit | 2 | 2 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study | English |
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The subject provides Department of Alternative and Puppet Theatre
Contents
The aim of the course conducted mainly in the form of discussion is to familiarize future puppeteers with the language of music, specific vocabulary concerning forms and styles in music, and mainly the analysis of the function of music in the theatrical performance on the basis of existing performances or director scripts prepared by the students.
The course focuses mainly on:
analysis of the musical layer of chosen performances available on DVD or VHS sources;
reflection concerning music after watching “live“ performance;
reading and commenting publications concerning “theatrical music“ (though the sources in that field are limited);
work on a concrete director script prepared by the student.
Learning outcomes
In the field of knowledge students:
are able to name and define different functions of music in a theatrical performance and use basic terms applied in music;
understand basic knowledge concerning financial, marketing and legal aspects of the profession of an actor-puppeteer, especially laws concerning copyright.
In the field of skills students:
create and realize their own artistic concepts concerning realizations of sound layer of theatrical performance;
are able to make individual decisions concerning realizations of music in theatre;
are able to make contact with a composer.
In the field of social competences students:
possess the skill of self-evaluation;
are able to give constructive criticism concerning others’ actions;
possess the skill of effective communication with a composer in different theatrical ventures as well as the skill of presenting the tasks for the composer in an intelligible way.
Prerequisites and other requirements
None
Literature
Goodall, Howard. The Story of Music. Chatto & Windus, 2013.
Downs, Philip G. (Ed). Classical Music: The Era of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven., W.W. Norton & Company, 1992.
Downs, Philip G. (Ed). Anthology of Classical Music. W.W. Norton & Company 1992.
Crocker, Richard L. A History of Musical Style, Dover Publications, 2011.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Credits are awarded based on discussions testing knowledge of the musical works presented,
attendance, participation in class discussions and engagement during class.
A maximum of three excused absences per semester is allowed.
Further information
No schedule has been prepared for this course