MEHTER MUSIC

MSC510

Course Code: MSC510
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

acquire knowledge about various characteristics of mehter music.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Students taking this course acquire knowledge about various characteristics of mehter music.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic Concepts: mehter, mehterhane, tablhane, tabl-ü alem, cultural and political symbolism of mehter.
2^nd Week	Turkish music, mehter music and janissary music.
3^rd Week	Mehter music as a musical style.
4^th Week	Mehter musicians: composers and performers.
5^th Week	The repertoire of mehter music: Notations of Ali Ufki and Kantemiroğlu.
6^th Week	Mehter music: meşk, nevbet and fasil concepts.
7^th Week	Two case study for historical mehter repertoire: 'Ciğerdelen' and 'Tozkoparan' peşrevs.
8^th Week	Midterm.
9^th Week	Instruments of mehter music and its band.
10^th Week	Performing characteristics of mehter music.
11^th Week	Iconographic sources of historical mehter music.
12^th Week	Mehter according to Evliya Çelebi and various European travelers.
13^th Week	Impact of mehter music on Europe.
14^th Week	Current status of mehter music.

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Okan Murat Öztürk, Mehter Musikisi Ders Notları, Başkent Üniversitesi.
2. Grove Music, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com, "janissary music".
3. Eugenia Popescu-Judetz, Türk Musiki Kültürünün Anlamları, Pan Yayıncılık, 1996, İstanbul.
4. Haydar Sanal, Mehter Musikisi, MEB Basımevi, 1964, İstanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	18	18
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	13	13
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Meeting with advisor	1	1	1
Total Work Load			120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12
K13
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18
K19
K20