| 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 have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | |||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | |||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | |||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 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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