Course detail
History of Jazz 1
FEKT-JDJ1Acad. year: 2017/2018
Students are made familiar with the details of the roots of jazz music, traditional jazz, the swing era, the post-war movements (bebop, cool jazz, etc.), fusions with rock, ethnic music, etc.
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
- define the roots of jazz music,
- describe traditional jazz,
- describe the swing era,
- name and state the post-war jazz movements,
- state the fusions of jazz music with rock, ethnic music, etc.
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
- Lectures consist of an explanation accompanied by recordings, photographs and films.
Participation in lectures is recommended.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
3.-4. Traditional jazz
5.-6. The swing era
7.-10. Post-war movements (bebop, cool jazz, etc.)
11.-13. Fusions with rock, ethnic music, etc.
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Dorůžka, L., Škvorecký, Z. Tvář jazzu. Státní hudební vydavatelství Praha, 1964.
Dorůžka, L. Tvář moderního jazzu. Editio Supraphon Praha Bratislava, 1970.
Feather, L, Gitler, I. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA, 1999/2007. ISBN: 019532000X
Fordham, J. JAZZ - Dějiny, nástroje, hudebníci, nahrávky. Slovart, 2002.
Gioia, T. The History of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA, 2011. ISBN 0195399706
Shipton, A. A New History of Jazz, Continuum New York-London, 2007. ISBN0826429726
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