COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FUGUE 2

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET GIRGIN

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

To give students essential theoretical and applied skills regarding fugal writing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define and apply the principles of fugal style.
2   Create melodic lines such as the fugue subject, answer, counter-subject, stretto, etc.
3   Describe theoretically and apply the Exposition, Development, Stretto and Coda sections.
4   Analyze works written in fugal style formally and harmonically.
5   Compose and demonstrate the Exposition section of a four-voice fugue.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Structural plan of the Fugue General Description and Repetition of Rules
2 Development Plan and Review on Major and Minor tonalities
3 First development First development, subject and countersubject
4 Exercises Repetition of topics
5 Second development Second development, subject and countersubject
6 Third development Third development, dominant pedal
7 Midterm Exam
8 J.S. BACH Analysis on Examples
9 J.S. BACH Analysis on Examples
10 Stretto The Rules and the Tonic Pedal
11 Stretto The Rules and the Tonic Pedal
12 Composing a complete fugue Samples & Analysis
13 Composing a complete fugue Composing Practices
14 Examples of fugal styles from various eras Fugue samplings from the Classical, Romantic and Modern Music periods
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Koechlin, Ch. Etude Sur L ecriture de la Fugue d école, Paris, 1933
Gédalge, A. Traite De La Fugue, Paris, 1921
Bitsch, Marcel. La Fugue, Combre, Paris, 1993
Desportes, Yvonnes. Guide Pratique pour l etude de la Fugue , Zürfluh, Paris, 1989
S.Taneyev Podvijnoy Kontrapunkt Strogovo Pisma, Yayınevi: Muzgiz Moskova 1909
G. Abdulina Polifoniya. Strogiy Stil, Yayınevi: Kompozitor S. Petersburg 2021
Y. Yevdokimova Uçebnik Polifonii, Yayınevi: Muzıka Moskova 2022

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
In-class lectures are carried out through the instructions on the principles of fugue written on the music staff board by the instructor and through varied and individual realizations of students.

Homework Assignments
Homework assignments aim that students thoroughly comprehend the subject matter covered in-class lectures and consist of examples prepared by the instructor.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 AS Kanaat/Arasınav
2 FN Final
3 BNS FinalSonuBaşarıNotu roundAS * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BBN BütSonuBaşarıNotu roundAS * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

EXAMS: Two exams (midterm and final) will be held during and at the end of the semester; a student will earn 100% of his/her grade through these exams. Questions will include topics covered in classes. Students are required to answer the questions on exam sheets handed out by the instructor.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria: Written exams and homework assignments aim at evaluating whether or not a student has achieved theoretical and applied proficiency as described in Learning Outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of the classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nermine.ozluk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Asst. Prof. Nermine Özlük

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Application 0 0 0
Pre Class Self Study 13 8 104
Midterm Preparation 1 6 6
Final Preparation 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11122
LO.21122
LO.31122
LO.411323
LO.511323

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