2023

Portuguese Music History III

Name: Portuguese Music History III
Code: MUS01012L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Musicology

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

The subject is focused in a contextualized survey of the main fields of Portuguese Music History related to the chronological period: 19th and 20th century.

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

Contextualized survey of the main fields of Portuguese Music History related to the chronological period given in the unit's content. Development of knowledge capacities of structuring and synthesis of the unit's content and the associated written and oral expression training.

Contents

- The search for a national identity in music.
- Dialectic between opera and instrumental music.
- The Renewal of musical life and education.
- José Viana da Mota.
- The various institutions and musical events in Lisbon and Oporto.

- The Portuguese Modernism.
- Modernism in the musical prodfuction of Portuguese composers.
- Luís de Freitas Branco and Francisco Lacerda.
- Influences of Impressionism, Nationalism and Neoclassicism in Portuguese composers.

- «Estado Novo»
- Music as an ideological vehicle of the political regime.
- Institutions.
- Fernando Lopes Graça.
- Joly Braga Santos.
- Frederico de Freitas.

- Democracy after the «25 de Abril».
- Institutions.
- Emanuel Nunes in the Darmstadt / Paris context.
- Constança Capdeville and the «Teatro musical».
- Jorge Peixinho and the «Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa»
- Álvaro Salazar.
- Cândido Lima.

- The 80s.
- Internationalization of musical life.
- New processes in Music Education.
- The paths of Postmodernity.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical exposition of the main topics of the curricular unit, case studies, scientific discussions of the proposed student´s works with tutorial accompaniment in what concerns the student´s learning process and the respective oral and written skills. Use of recorded musical examples, both audio and audio/video.
Evaluation:
- Test including both, short answer and developed answer questions.
- Evaluation of the investigation presented by the student in the room:
- Wording of the work: clear writing, avoiding redundancies, repetition and colloquial terms. Use of technical terms and their explanation.
- Depth and quality of the investigation.
- Ways of presentation: clear and interesting
- Organization of the work: in coherence with the principals of the discussion about investigative methodology.

Assessment

1. Continuous assessment:

- 1 synthesis work with around 3000 words, with oral presentation (E – 50%)
- 1 final written test with a maximum duration of 2 hours (PE –50%)

2. Assessment by final exam:

- 1 written test, with a maximum duration of 2 hours. (PE – 100%)

Teaching Staff