POST TONAL THEORY I

MTR503

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;

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Analysis of atonal pieces in terms of post-tonal theory.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory I course. Basic concepts.
2^nd Week	Basic terms and definitions - 1: Octave equilzation, pitch class, enharmonic equilibrium, total notation, mod12, intervals, pitch intervals.
3^rd Week	Basic terms and definitions
4^th Week	Webern, Three Songs - "Wie bin ich froh!", Op. 25 Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire - "Nacht,", Op. 21
5^th Week	Pitch-class sets, normal form, transposition (Tn),inversion (TnI), index number (sum), other type of inversion.
6^th Week	"Set class. Prime form, segmentation and analysis. Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15, No. 11"
7^th Week	"Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15, No. 11 Bartok, String Quartet No. 4, I."
8^th Week	Bartok, String Quartet No. 4, I.
9^th Week	Common tones under transposition (Tn), transpositional symmetry, common tones under inversion (TnI), inversional symmetry.
10^th Week	Z-relation, complement-relation, subset and superset relations
11^th Week	Transpositional combinations, voice leading.
12^th Week	Webern, Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5, No. 4
13^th Week	"Webern, Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5, No. 4 Berg, "Schlafend tragt man mich" from Four Songs, Op. 2, No. 2"
14^th Week	Berg, "Schlafend tragt man mich" from Four Songs, Op. 2, No. 2

Recommended or Required Reading

Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. Straus, Joseph N. Prentice Hall, Inc.; 2000. ISBN: 0-13-014331-6.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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)