Duration
30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
| Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general | 5 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
History of western music and the beginnings ritual cantillation at the end of the Renaissance. The main stages in writing music, the functions of music and its societal conditions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Knowledge of the major facts concerning the history of western music from 300 to 1600, both from a theoretical (names, concepts, dates, etc.) and a practical point of view (identifying the main trends through listening).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Attending to five concerts.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The lectures, given by Daniel Saulnier, include numerous auditions of musical works.
Recommended or required readings
On a dedicated site: a link to resources is given after each lecture.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam part theory part listening.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
1 From ritual cantillation to Latin plains-songs 2 The romano-frankish plain-chant or "Gregorian chant" 3 Birth of musical notation and theory 4 Developments of plain-song and first polyphonies 5 Ars antiqua and Ars nova, Guillaume de Machaut 6 National Developments 7 Polyphonic Enrichments, Ars subtilior 8 Mass, from plain-song to music 9 Chanson and Madrigal 10 Instrumental music, Reformation, Counter-Reformation