History of Music in Portugal

The cognitive method of learning is valued. Teaching methodologies include the involvement and accountability of students in the conception, development and implementation of a project, monitored by the teacher in view of its rationale and ultimate goal.

1. Continuous evaluation:

a) Oral presentation (30%) – 2 oral presentations (30m);

b) Participation (10%)- of proposed themes; seminars/workshops/study visits planned and/or to be organized and implemented;

c) individual research project and/or a group of 2 students (60%) – c. 25 p. (except notes and bibliography). Delivery of the final version one week after the presentations.

2. The evaluation by exam (100%): made through written and oral exam (if the classification is 8 or 9 points).

Through the historical framework in its various aspects, this course aims to provide students:

– Fundamental knowledge about the process of creation and artistic-musical practice throughout the History of Portugal.

– Acquisition of methodological and conceptual skills in History of Music.

– knowledge of specific literature in the fields of history and culture of music.

– knowledge of the main issues, stylistic trends, institutions, practices and discourses, composers, movements, musical genres and musical and musico-theatrical repertoire of the time.

– Create a critical sensibility and a constant problematization in the face of knowledge.

– Promote the study of and rapprochement between different areas of scientific knowledge.

– Mastery of current research methodologies.

Portuguese music in the European and peninsular context. On music and the arts of singing in the Iberian Peninsula in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The universities of Coimbra and Salamanca. Plurality of knowledge and cultural identity based on the erudition and professionalism of contracted artistic agents.

On music in the Portuguese court. Cultural and artistic exchanges.

From the royal chapel and creation of chapels in Portuguese cathedrals. Professional performance of religious musicians.

The Portuguese musical impact from the expansion and interweaving of cultural exchange, acculturation and transculturation processes.

Affirmation of power through court music.

Key music rise. Introduction of the opera and relationship with the recited theater.

General lines of musical internationalization in the post-World War II period. The Portuguese composers active in the 2nd half of the 20th century XX.

Contemporary musical creation: institutions, composers and performers.

• - Attendance and Participation - 10.0%
• - Individual and/or Group Work - 60.0%
• - Oral presentation work - 30.0%

• - Exam - 100.0%

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