Duration
30h Th, 3d FT Tr. Pr.
Number of credits
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
History of western music from the beginnings ritual cantillation till 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
A minimum of knowledge of the history of Europe is recommended.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course includes the audition of many musical works.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Due to the health situation, most of the teaching will exceptionally be given at a distance.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
The necessary educational documents will be made available to students before each course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Written exam: homework assignment. The subject will be given at the beginning of the courses.
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