COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FRENCH MELODY REPERTOIRE 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOP 3051 FRENCH MELODY REPERTOIRE 1 ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Opera

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR PINAR UÇMAN KARAÇALI

Offered to

Opera

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to intruduce the students to the lieder of Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod, Viardot-Garcia, Cesar Frank, Georges Bizet, Emmanuel Chabrier, Henri Duparc, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Faure, Claude Debussy, Erik Satie, Albert Roussel, Reynaldo Hahn, Maurice Ravel, Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc ve Jacquest Leguerney; and to teach this repertoire according to its content, style and interpretation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1 When they hear a French chanson, they can recognize the piece, the composer and the period which it belongs.
2   2 They can learn how to interpret the French song repertoire stylisticly.
3   3 They will learn about great poets such as Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Victor Hugo, Sully Prudhomme who wrote the lyrics of the many French chanson.
4   4 They will learn a wide variety of songs that they can use for their performances.
5   5 This course will allow the students to focus on Lieder and concert singing in their careers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Hector Berlioz (les nuits d ete)
2 2 Charles Gounod (Serenade, Viens les gazons sont verts, L Absent, Venise, Medje, Mignon
3 3 Georges Bizet (Tarantelle, Ouvre ton coeur, Chanson d Avril, Adieux de l' hotesse arabe)
4 4 Emmanuel Chabrier (L ile heureuse, Ballade des gros dindons, Villanelle des petits canards, Les Cigales)
5 5 Henri Duparc (Chanson triste, L invitation au voyage, Lamento, Phidyle)
6 6 Duparc, ( Le Manoir de Rosemonde, Extase, les fleurs du mal)
7 7 Gabriel Faure (Lydia, Au bord de l eau, Nell, Les Berceaux, Les Roses d Ispahan)
8 8 Faure, (Clair de lune, Arpege, L Horizon chimerique, Notre amour, En sourdine, La Chanson d Eve)
9 9 Faure (Cinq melodies de Venise, Ne ce pas, L hiver a cesse)
10 10 Faure, La Bonne Chanson
11 11 Ernest Chausson (Nanny, Les papillons, Hebe, Le Charme, Le Colibri)
12 12 Chausson, (L Temps des lilas, Chanson perpetuelle)
13 13 Claude Debussy (Beau soir, Pierrot, Pantomime, Mandoline, )
14 14 Ara sınav

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source : A Guide to Style&Literature Carol Kimball
Other sources : Course notes, CD or video recordings of the pieces, piano vocal scores of the pieces

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The students will be given a general information historically and about the composer, the period, as well as the elements of the pieces, such as the translations and its stylistic properties. Having prepared the underlying context, they will also listen to the piece and follow it on the vocal score.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE
3 RST RESIT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RST


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be given a handout and recordings of the study pieces to prepare for the exam. In the exam, the students will listen to segments of some of the pieces that were chosen from the given recordings. They will be asked to name the piece, its composer, its poet, time period, elements of the piece (the type of voice it was written for, whether it is for orchestra or piano vocal, whether it belongs to a cyle or a separate lieder, the poet of the lyrics and as well as the special harmonical or structural properties if there are any.) Each question will be worth 10 points. Recognizing the composer and the name of the song will be 5 points, describing the elements of the piece will be 5 points.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

pinar.karacali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday:13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 13 1 13
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 27

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.533223312

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