COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 1030 HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILKAY EBRU TUNCER GÜLSELI

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the historical development of Western music from Ancient Greece to the 20th century through a chronological and contextual approach. It aims to introduce students to the characteristic features of each period, major composers, key works, and processes of musical transformation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describes Western music history in chronological order
2   Identifies the characteristics of various musical periods (Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Modern)
3   Recognizes musical forms and genres specific to each period
4   Identifies major Western composers and their works
5   Relates Western music history to broader cultural, social, and intellectual developments
6   Analyzes Western music history through listening examples
7   Establishes connections between historical music periods and contemporary practices

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, sources, and historiography
2 Music in Ancient Greece and Rome
3 Medieval music: Gregorian chant and early polyphony
4 Renaissance music: vocal styles and the impact of the Reformation
5 Developments in Baroque music: Opera, concerto, fugue
6 Key Baroque composers: J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi
7 General Review/Course Evaluation/Mid-term Exam
8 Classical music: form and balance
9 Classical composers: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven
10 Romanticism: Emotion, individualism, nationalism
11 Romantic composers: Chopin, Schumann, Verdi, Wagner
12 20th-century music: Impressionism, atonality, serialism
13 Musical aesthetics and technology in the 20th century
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Fritz Emonts, Beyer, Czerny op. 599, Czerny op. 849, Bertini, Duvernoy, Burgmuller, Der Erste Bach, Bach küçük ve büyük Prelüd ve Fügler, Zipoli, Purcell, Mozart Sonat ve Sonatinler, Haydn Sonat ve Sonatinler, Beethoven Menuet,Sonat ve Sonatinler, Diabelli Sonatinler, Bartok, Kabalewski, Schumann Gençlik Albümü, A.Adnan Saygun, Muammer Sun, Chopin Prelüd, Mazurka, Vals eserleri...

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, demonstration, sampling, methods of supporting memory, repetition, memorization.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria


Midterm Exam: 40%

Final Exam: 50%

Presentation / Assignment / Participation: 10%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Course attendance

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ebru.boon@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 3 2 6
Preparation for final exam 2 2 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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