2020-2021 / MUSI0044-1

Introduction to the history of musical theory

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 

Lecturer

Philippe Vendrix

Substitute(s)

Daniel Saulnier

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course intends to offer this year a panorama of the history of music theory from ancient Greece to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The concept of music theory in the West through the ages. Main figures of theoreticians. Foundations of modern music theory.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Foundations of the current theory of music. Ability to "read" music. Knowledge of the main lines of human history.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Seminar. Each course includes a lecture section and a part of tutorials, case studies on historical documents.

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

Claude ABROMONT, Guide de la theorie musicale, Paris, Fayard-Lemoine, 2001, 608 p.
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

Seminar given by Daniel Saulnier

Contacts

pvendrix@ulg.ac.be
dsaulnier@ulg.ac.be