HISTORY OF OPERA II

KOP416

Course Code: KOP416
Semester: Eighth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Eighth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

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.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

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.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Operetta / Johan Strauss: Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
2^nd Week	R. Wagner and Modern Music Drama / Tristan and Isolde Opera
3^rd Week	G. Verdi and Italian Music Drama / Otello Opera
4^th Week	Opera and National Culture / Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov Opera
5^th Week	Verismo: Truth and Realism / Mascagni: Caveleria Rusticana Opera
6^th Week	G. Puccini and Italian Post-Romanticism / La Boheme Opera
7^th Week	C. Debussy and Impressionism / Pelleas et Melisande Opera
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	R. Strauss: Expressionism / Salome Opera
10^th Week	A. Berg: Atonal Expressionism / Wozzeck Opera
11^th Week	Opera: 20th Century
12^th Week	The Art of Opera from the Ottoman Empire to Turkey
13^th Week	Turkish Opera Composers of the Republican Period: A. Saygun, N.K. Akses, S. Kalender, N. Kodallı, F. Tüzün, O. Demiriş, Ç. Işıközlü, C. Tanç
14^th Week	Opera and Sound

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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	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)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
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

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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