| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Recognize the important periods, movements, composers, and works in the history of Western music.
- 2) Gain awareness of how music has developed and transformed within social and cultural contexts.
- 3) Relate music works to the social and cultural elements of the period in which they were created
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | KSD102 - Music History and Literature II |
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| Course Description | Romantic Period: Historical and cultural context, composers, and styles. Examination and discussion of selected works. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
The Beginning of the Romantic Period and Orchestral Style: Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 (Scottish); Felix Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (Italian) |
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2nd Week |
Schumann and the Davidsbundler: Robert Schumann, Carnaval, Op. 9; Lied |
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3rd Week |
The Development of the Romantic Symphony: Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90; Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (New World) |
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4th Week |
Absolute Music: Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 (IV. Movement, Allegro energico e passionato); Anton Bruckner, Symphony No. 7 in E major (II. Movement, Adagio) |
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5th Week |
Program Music (1): Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique (V. Movement: Sabbath Night's Dream); Franz Liszt, Mazeppa |
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6th Week |
Program Music (2): Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30; Modest Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain; Pictures at an Exhibition |
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7th Week |
The Belcanto Era: Vincenzo Bellini, Norma (Selected Excerpts); Gaetano Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor; Gioachino Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia (Act I, No.7, Una voce poco fa) |
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8th Week |
German Romantic Opera, Gesamtkunstwerk: Richard Wagner, Tristan und Isolde (Selected Excerpts); Der Ring des Nibelungen (Selected Excerpts) |
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9th Week |
Giacomo Puccini, Selected Excerpts from La Boheme and Madama Butterfly; Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria Rusticana; Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci |
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10th Week |
Vienna and Lyric Poetry: Gabriel Faure, La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61; Hugo Wolf, Selected Lieder |
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11th Week |
Nationalism: Bedrich Smetana - The Moldau (Vltava); Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmila Overture; Jean Sibelius, Finlandia, Op. 26; Zoltan Kodaly, Hary Janos Suite |
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12th Week |
Chopin, Nationalism and Stylized Dances (Selected Mazurkas and Polonaises); Etudes, Op.10 and Op.25 |
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13th Week |
Virtuosity: Franz Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsodies, Transcendental Etudes |
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14th Week |
Romantic Classicism and Late Romanticism: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (I. Movement, Moderato); Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5 (IV. Movement: Adagietto); General Review |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | 1- Grout, D. J., Palisca, C. V., & Burkholder, J. P. (2019). A history of Western music (10th ed.). W. W. Norton & Company.
2- Taruskin, R. (2010). The Oxford history of Western music. Oxford University Press.
3- Strunk, W. O. (1998). Source readings in music history. W. W. Norton & Company.
4- Hickok, R. (1975). Music appreciation. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
5- Seaton, D. (2016). Ideas and styles in the Western musical tradition (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.
6- Michels, U. (2008). dtv-Atlas Musik: Band 2 - Musikgeschichte vom Barock bis zur Gegenwart (7th ed.). Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag.
7- Sachs, C. (1962). Kurzgefasste Geschichte der Weltmusik. Heinrichshofen's Verlag. Türkçe ed.: Sachs, C. (1965). Kısa dünya musikisi tarihi (İ. Usmanbaş, Çev.). Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı.
8- Oransay, G. (1977). Musiki tarihi ve stil bilgisi. Yaygın Yükseköğretim Kurumu, Eğitim Enstitüleri Müzik Bölümü.
9- Yönetken, H. B. (1948). Diskotek kılavuzu. Milli Eğitim Basımevi. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Other
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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 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
| Individual or group work |
4 |
15 |
60 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
32 |
1 |
32 |
| Course hours |
2 |
15 |
30 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
16 |
1 |
16 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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