Duration
30h SEM
Number of credits
| Master in history of art and archaeology : musicology (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits | |||
| Master in history of art and archaeology : musicology (60 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Substitute(s)
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The first part of the seminar will explore modal questions in the Middle Ages and its various theoreticians, referring to the legacy of Antiquity. These perspectives will be confronted with new issues provided by ethnomusicology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The octoechos of the eight modes, main figures of theoreticians and their works, references to the Greco-Latin Antiquity.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Foundations of the current theory of music. Ability to "read" music. A minimum knowledge of history and music in the Middle Ages.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar. Each course includes a lecture and tutorials, case studies on historical documents. At each session, the students receive a small research which they must present the result during the following course.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Interactive classroom seminar. Attendance at sessions is necessary.
Recommended or required readings
Daniel SAULNIER, Les modes grégoriens, Solesmes, 1997, 208 p.
David HILEY, Western plainchant, Oxford Clarendon Press, 1993.
Jacques CHAILLEY, "Les huit tons de la musique et l'éthos des modes aux chapiteaux de Cluny", Acta Musicologica, Vol. 57, Fasc. 1 (Jan. - Jun., 1985), p. 73-94.
Jacques CHAILLEY, L'imbroglio des modes, Paris, Alphonse Leduc, 1960.
After each course, the teaching materials are available through a link to a dedicated website.
Assessment methods and criteria
Written final exam: a paper essay, prepared by the student's research.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Seminar given by Daniel Saulnier
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
For the 2nd session, the assessment will be in the form of a homework assignment sent by email.
Assessment methods
For the 2nd session, the assessment will be in the form of a homework assignment sent by email.
Contacts
dsaulnier@ulg.ac.be