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    GEAR 206 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Eras and Composers in Music
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    GEAR 206
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    6

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Service Course
    Course Level
    First Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
    Q&A
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives The objective of this course is to research the examples of composers’ works and eras. The course will provide general information about instruments and composition styles of the classical music.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • describe general history of classical music.
    • compare the differences between eras of the classical music.
    • describe the development of the instruments and orchestras.
    • discuss the classical music composers’ lives’ reflections on their works.
    • classify eras of the classical music and composition styles.
    Course Description In this course, basic information about the history of classical music will be given with examples of periods, composers and works. Students will learn the differences between periods in music through composers, their works and historical events, and will have information about the historical development of the orchestra. They will be encouraged to attend classical music concerts and have information about the contemporary classical music world, while learning about the stories of the composition of major works and the importance of composers in the period.
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    Course Category

    		Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Orientation and introduction to the course Baroque Era Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
    2 Classical Period: J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Rosenblum, Sandra Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music Todd. L. Mendelssohn, Brian Newbould, Schubert: The Music and The Man
    3 Romantic Period: F. Schubert, F. Mendelssohn, H. Berlioz Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
    4 Romantic Period: N. Paganini, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, R. Wagner Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
    5 Quiz Romantic Period: R. Schumann, C. Schumann, J. Brahms Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
    6 Romantic Period: Tchaikovsky, Ballets of Tchaikovsky Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary,Kalbeck Max Johannes Brahms; Frisch W., Brahms and His World Ed., Bottstein L, The Compleat Brahms
    7 Nationalist Composers: M. Glinka, B. Smetana, A. Dvorak, E. Grieg Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Smetana, Dvorak, Grieg works recordings
    8 Review
    9 Midterm
    10 Russian Romantic Composers Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov,Schostakovitch
    11 Romantic Period Opera Composers Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schostakovitch
    12 Impressionism Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Debussy, Ravel Recordings
    13 Turkish Composers İLYASOĞLU Evin;71 Türk Bestecisi / 71 Turkish Composers
    14 Humor and Music Personal Archive&Records
    15 Final Review
    16 Final Exam

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    Dorling KINDERSLEY, The Complete Classical Music Guide. DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 2012. - ISBN: 9781409383161
    Suggested Readings/Materials

    Stanley SADIE, Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press, 2001. - ISBN: 9780195170672

    Willi APEL, Harvard Music Dictionary. Harvard University Press, 1969. - ISBN: 9780674375017

    Ed. W. FRISCH, Brahms and His World Princeton University Press. 1990. - ISBN: 9781400833627

    Jan SWAFFORD, Johannes Brahms: A Biography. Random House USA Inc., 2003. - ISBN: 9780679422617

    E.L. VOYNICH, Chopin’s Letters. Dover Publications, 1988. - ISBN: 9780486255644

    Jim SAMSON, Music of Chopin. Clarendon Press, 1994. - ISBN: 9780198164029

    Brian NEWBOULD, Schubert: The Music and The Man. University of California Press, 1999. - ISBN: 9780520219571

    Wilhelm Joseph von WASIELEWSKI, The Life of Schumann. Blumenfeld Press,2011. - ISBN: 9781446057056

    Evin İLYASOGLU, 71 Turkish Composers. Pan, 2007. - ISBN: 9789944396257

     

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    1
    15
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    20
    Presentation / Jury
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    25
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    3
    60
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    40
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    16
    3
    48
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    16
    16
    Presentation / Jury
    0
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    3
    3
    Final Exam
    1
    4
    4
        Total
    119

     

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