| Course Name | Masterpieces in Music History |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| GEAR 203 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Service Course | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to learn the masterworks of music and to identify the essential differences between them and any ordinary work. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | In this course, masterworks of classical music history and basic information on those works will be presented. While students learn about these masterpieces, they will also learn about the composers of the works and have general information about the period in which the works were composed. They will also learn about the historical development of the orchestra. |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Orientation and introduction to the course | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,”Harvard Dictionary of Music” |
| 2 | J. Haydn- Surprise Symphony, Farewell Symphony General information about the structure of the orchestra and instruments L.v. Beethoven- Moonlight Sonata, 5th Symphony, 9th Symphony, Piano Concertos | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Rosenblum, Sandra Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music Todd. Beethoven Recordings and films |
| 3 | A short life story of the W.A. Mozart W.A. Mozart- Symphony No. 40, The Magic Flute, The Abduction from the Seraglio, Requiem | The Enjoyment of Music/ K. Forney, A. Dell’Antonio Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Rosenblum, Sandra Performance Amadeus Movie |
| 4 | Brief Information About Baroque Instruments and the Baroque Period G.F. Handel- Sarabande, Water Music, The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Vivaldi- The Four Seasons | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,”Harvard Dictionary of Music”, Rosenblum, Sandra “Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music” Todd. Müziği Yaratanlar- Barok Dönem- Aydın Büke/ İpek Mine Altınel (İngilizce Çeviri notları ile) |
| 5 | J.S. Bach- Goldberg Variations, The Art of Fugue, Coffee Cantata, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Scarlatti- Harpsichord Sonatas Albinoni- Adagio | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, personel archive and recordings,Film: ‘Mein name ist Bach’, Müziği Yaratanlar- Barok Dönem- Aydın Büke/ İpek Mine Altınel (İngilizce Çeviri notları ile) |
| 6 | Schubert- Ave Maria, Erlkönig, Symphony No. 8, Trout Quintet Grieg- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46, Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55 Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 | Sadie, S.,”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 Grieg recordings |
| 7 | Mendelssohn- A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hebrides Overture, Scottish Symphony, Italian Symphony Orff- Carmina Burana Tchaikovsky- Pathetique Symphony, Symphonies No.4, No.5, Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto No.1, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, 1812 Overture Saint Saens- Danse Macabre, The Carnival of the Animals | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music,Mendelssohn, Orff, Tchaikovsky recordings, Tchaikovsky Ballets Videos, Saint-Saens Recordings |
| 8 | Midterm Week | |
| 9 | Quiz | |
| 10 | Chopin- Nocturne Op.9 No.2, Nocturne in C- Sharp Minor, Piano Sonata No.2, 24 Preludes, Polonaise- Fantasie, Revolutionary Etude Paganini- 24 Caprices, Concerto No.1, Violin Sonata No.6, La Campanella, Moses Fantasy Schumann- Dichterliebe, Kinderszenen, Carnaval, Davidsbüntlertanze, Fantasiestücke, Symphony No.4, Papillons | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski The Life of Schumann The Devil’s Violinist- Paganini (Movie) |
| 11 | Clara Schumann- Drei Romanzen Brahms- Hungarian Dances, Symphony No.3, Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.4, Violin Concerto Liszt- Liebestraum, Dante Symphony, La Campanella, Hungarian Rhapsody No.2, Transcendental Etudes | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music. Geliebte Clara- Movie- Clara Schumann, Brahms, Liszt Recordings and presentations Romantizmin Işığı Clara- Aydın Büke Müzikte Romantik Dönem Bestecileri- Serhan Bali |
| 12 | Berlioz- Symphony Fantastique Pagliacci- Leon Cavallo Madame Butterfly, La Boheme, Turandot- Giacomo Puccini | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,”Harvard Dictionary of Music”, Madame Butterfly, Il Pagliacci, La Boheme, Turandot recordings, Fantastic Symphony Recordings |
| 13 | Wagner- Der Ring des Nibelungen, Lohengrin Mahler- Symphonies, Kindertotenlieder Dvorak- Symphony No.9 “From the New World” Mussorgsky- Pictures at an Exhibition Rimsky Korsakov- The Flight of the Bumblebee, Scheherazade Debussy- Clair de Lune, Arabesque No.1, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Stravinsky- The Rite of Spring | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Debussy, Wagner Opera recordings, Mahler Symphony recordings, Debussy recordings, Stravinsky ballets, Film: ‘Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky’, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Dvorak recordings |
| 14 | Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto No.2 Op.18, Prelude in C Sharp Minor Prokofiev- Dance of the Knights, Romeo and Juliet, Satie- Gnosienne 1, Gymnopedie 1, Morceau en Forme de Poire, Vexations, Parade | Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music J. Cage, Satie, Ravel recordings, Satie presentations,Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev recordings |
| 15 | Bartok- Romanian Folk Dances, Piano Concerto No.3, Concerto for Orchestra, Viola Concerto Saygun- İnci’nin Kitabı, Yunus Emre Oratoryosu, Köroğlu, Horon Erkin- Köçekçe, Piano Quintet, Duyuşlar, Keman Konçertosu Akses- 50. Yıl Marşı, Dağlar Alnar- Kanun Konçertosu, Çiftetelli Rey- Lüküs Hayat, 10. Yıl Marşı, Schostakovitch- Waltz No.2, Symphony No.5 | İLYASOĞLU Evin;71 Türk Bestecisi / 71 Turkish Composers, Bartok recordings and documentaries, Turkish Five recordings and interviews, Schostakovitch Recordings |
| 16 | Semester Review/ 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 |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications, | |||||
| 2 | To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method, | |||||
| 3 | To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions, | |||||
| 4 | To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably, | |||||
| 5 | To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License, | |||||
| 6 | To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in, | |||||
| 7 | To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance, | |||||
| 8 | To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results, | |||||
| 9 | To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life, | |||||
| 10 | To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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