COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORCHESTRATION 4

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 4110 ORCHESTRATION 4 ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Composition

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ONUR NURCAN

Offered to

Composition
Composition

Course Objective

The ability to understand arrangement methods for musical material in various ensembles, including the symphony orchestra, in conjunction with related theoretical information

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to arrange a musical work for orchestra in the proper style Baroque, Classical, Romantic or Contemporary;
2   The ability to understand the characteristic timbral qualities of string, wind and percussion instruments;
3   The ability to determine which instrument or instrumental group is best suited for assignment to a melodic, harmonic (accompanimental) or bass line function according to timbral and musical qualities;
4   The ability to apply timbre and balance principles to sound and chord voicing;
5   The ability to explain the different orchestration techniques and styles associated with Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th Century music;
6   The ability to reduce an existing orchestral work to its most basic form through the elimination of doubled voices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Orchestration Project No.1 for modern orchestra in Bartok style
2 Orchestration Project No.1 for modern orchestra in Bartok style
3 Orchestration Project No.1 for modern orchestra in Bartok style
4 Orchestration Project No.2 for modern orchestra in Impressionist style
5 Orchestration Project No.2 for modern orchestra in Impressionist style
6 Orchestration Project No.2 for modern orchestra in Impressionist style
7 Orchestration Project No.2 for modern orchestra in Impressionist style
8 Midterm Exam
9 Orchestration Project No.3 for modern orchestra in Stravinskian style
10 Orchestration Project No.3 for modern orchestra in Stravinskian style
11 Orchestration Project No.3 for modern orchestra in Stravinskian style
12 Orchestration Project No.4 for modern orchestra in serial/pointillistic style
13 Orchestration Project No.4 for modern orchestra in serial/pointillistic style
14 Orchestration Project No.4 for modern orchestra in serial/pointillistic style
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Adler, Samuel, The Study of Orchestration - Second Edition, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1989
Adler, Samuel, Workbook for The Study of Orchestration - Second Edition, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instruction, self-study, analysis, discussion and project preparation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.50+FIN*0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.50+RST*0.30


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 50% of his/her grade through these exams.

PROJECTS: A student will earn 50% of his/her grade via orchestration projects given throughout the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Written exams and projects 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

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.guner@deu.edu.tr
onur.nurcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 12:00-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Tutorials 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 8 104
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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