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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
History of Western Music 2 MZK204 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 2 Spring 3

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(31.c) Ali Doğan NUR
Associate Prof. Dr. Ümit Kubilay CAN
Lecturer Didem ALBEKOĞLU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) To know the development of Western music.
2) To recognize periods and styles in Western music.
3) To know main composers of Western music and their important compositions.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Learning Outcomes
1 High Low Middle Low Low Middle Low
2 High Low High Low Low Middle Low
3 High Middle High Low Low Low Low

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

World Music Cultures Oeuvre Analysis History of Opera Jazz Contemporary Music

Course Contents

Classical music and European folk music beginning from the Romantic period until present day.

Weekly Schedule

1) Romantic period in music
2) Beethoven and Schubert
3) Virtuos composers
4) Romantic opera
5) Chopin and Schumann
6) Brahms and Liszt
7) Wagner and Verdi
8) Exam
9) Last romantic composers
10) Nationalism in music
11) Impressionism in music
12) Music in 20. century
13) Serialism
14) Music in 21. century
15) Western music in Turkiye
16) Final Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

1- SAY, Ahmet. Müzik Tarihi, Müzik Ansiklopedisi Yayınları, Ankara, 2010.
2- SAY, Ahmet. History of Music, Müzik Ansiklopedisi Yayınları, Ankara, 2010.
3- APEL, Wili. Harvard Dictionary of Music, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1974.
4- APEL, Wili. Harvard Dictionary of Music, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1974.
5- A History of Western Music
6- A History of Western Music
7- Anlatılan dönem ile ilgili bir konunun araştırılması.
8- Research a topic about the perion which is told in class.
9- Derste işlenen konulardan test.
10- Tests about the articles processed in class.
11- A History of Western Music
12- http://www.wwnorton.com/college/music/grout7/home.htm
13- A History of Western Music
14- http://www.wwnorton.com/college/music/grout7/home.htm

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Case Study


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

 

Number

Percentage

Semester Studies

Midterm Examination

1

70%

Short Exam / Quiz

1

30%

 

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required