| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | 4 |
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| Semester | Seventh Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 2 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- will be able to know the Art of Opera wth ts own features,to understand all developments within the opera history.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | |
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| Course Description | To provide Students consciousness on developlements in the Art of Opera from the ancient era to the present time; to proviide more informaton about important opera works and their composers in history. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
The elements that make up opera, traces of opera from the distant past, the ancient Greek period and epics |
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2nd Week |
Gregorian melodies, musical mystery plays, troubadours, Adam de le Halle, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance Period and the characteristic features of their music |
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3rd Week |
Emilio dei Cavalieri, the birth of opera and Jacapo Peri. |
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4th Week |
Claudio Monteverdi and the Baroque Period |
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5th Week |
Opera in England, Henry Purcell's life, his musical identity and the Dido & Aeneas Opera |
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6th Week |
G.F. Haendel and the Baroque Opera / Julius Cesar (Julius Caesar) Opera |
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7th Week |
C.W. Gluck and the Reformation Phenomenon / Orfeo and Euridice Opera |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
The Art of Classical Period Opera, W.A. Mozart's life, musical identity and The Marriage of Figaro Opera |
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10th Week |
Carl Maria von Weber: German Romanticism / Der Freischütz Opera |
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11th Week |
Rossini and Opera Buffa (Opera comic) / The Barber of Seville Opera |
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12th Week |
Early Romantic Italian opera art / G. Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor Opera |
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13th Week |
19th century French Grand Opera Art |
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14th Week |
G. Verdi: Life, musical identity and Rigoletto Opera |
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15th Week |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Ahmet Say; Müzik Tarihi, müzik ansiklopedsi Yay. Ankara, 2000 - Cevat Memduh Altar, Opera Tarihi (4 cilt), Pan Yay., İstanbul, 2001 - Faruk Yener; 100 Opera, Bateş Yay., İstanbul, 1992 - Cavidan Selanik; Müziğin Tarihsel Serüveni, Doruk Yay., Ankara, 1999 - Roger Kamen; Music, McGraw - Hışş Press, USA, 2000 - H. Vincent Milligan; Stores of Famous Operas, Permabooks Pres,USA, 1950 - Felix Mendelsohn, The Story of A Hundred Operas, Grosset - Dunalp Press, New York, 1940 |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
10 |
1 |
10 |
| Course hours |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
5 |
2 |
10 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
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| Presentation (including preperation) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Meeting with advisor |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total Work Load | 65 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 2.16 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 2 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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