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História e Teoria da Música

Código 14260
Ano 2
Semestre S2
Créditos ECTS 6
Carga Horária OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Área Científica Cultura
Mode of delivery Presential.
Work placements Not applicable.
Learning outcomes 1. Understand idiosyncratic aspects of music.
2. Relate musical parameters and styles aurally to historical periods in Western music.
3. Integrate music within art, culture, society, media and technology.
4. Develop research skills in the field of music in relation to other arts, culture and society.
Syllabus 1. Music and other sounds:
1.1. The construction/deconstruction of the concept of music;
1.3. Music, musical practice, communication and expression;
1.4. Music as an autonomous art versus an integrated element.

2. Contextualized music listening.
2.1. The sound of the music: pitch, duration, intensity, timbre, texture and location;
2.2. Musical parameters: melody/harmony, meter, rhythm, dynamics, timbre, texture;
2.3. Auditory elements characterizing music throughout Western history (post-Baroque);

3. Introduction to musicological and cultural studies:
3.1. The different areas of musicology;
3.2. Music, society and culture;
3.3. Music and media;
3.4. Musical perception versus acculturation.

4. Research themes in music, art and society.
4.1. Music and culture;
4.2. Music and sociology;
4.3. Music and Anthropology;
4.4. Music and psychology;
4.5. Music and aesthetics.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria According to the general objectives, competences/learning outcomes and syllabus contents of the course, the activities and methodologies are divided as follows:
- Theoretical lectures and debates on the syllabus;
- Theoretical-practical classes analysing and practising listening skills;
- Debate on programme themes and topics, as well as issues related to the themes of the theoretical-practical work;
- Written assessment;
- Theoretical-practical research work.
Main Bibliography CLAYTON, M., HERBERT, T., & MIDDLETON, R. (Eds.). (2003). The Cultural Study of Music: A critical Introduction. Routledge.
COOK, N. (1998). Music: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press.
HALLAM, S., CROSS, I., & THAUT, M. (2011). Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology. (S. Hallam, I. Cross, & M. Thaut, Eds.). Oxford Library of Psychology.
HARPER-SCOTT, J. P. E., & SAMSON, J. (Eds.). (2009). An Introduction to Music Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
JUSLIN, P. N., & SLOBODA, J. A. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, Applications. Oxford University Press.
MICHELS, U. (2003). Atlas da Música I. Lisboa: Gradiva.
MICHELS, U. (2007). Atlas da Música II. Lisboa: Gradiva.
SACKS, O. (2008). Musicofilia - Histórias sobre a Música e o Cérebro (Revisto e Ampliado). Lisboa: Relógio D´Água Editores.
SHEPHERD, J., & DEVINE, K. (Eds.). (2015). The Routledge Reader on The Sociology of Music. Routledge.
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Data da última atualização: 2024-03-07
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