GEAR 206 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Course Name

Eras and Composers in Music

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
GEAR 206	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	6

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Doç. Dr. ZEYNEP SİMGE ACUNAZ EYTEMİZ
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Zeynep Simge ACUNAZ EYTEMİZ
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	The objective of this course is to research the examples of composers’ works and eras. The course will provide general information about instruments and composition styles of the classical music.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; describe general history of classical music. compare the differences between eras of the classical music. describe the development of the instruments and orchestras. discuss the classical music composers’ lives’ reflections on their works. classify eras of the classical music and composition styles.
Course Description	In this course, basic information about the history of classical music will be given with examples of periods, composers and works. Students will learn the differences between periods in music through composers, their works and historical events, and will have information about the historical development of the orchestra. They will be encouraged to attend classical music concerts and have information about the contemporary classical music world, while learning about the stories of the composition of major works and the importance of composers in the period.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Orientation and introduction to the course Baroque Era	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
2	Classical Period: J. Haydn, W.A. Mozart, L. v. Beethoven	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Rosenblum, Sandra Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music Todd. L. Mendelssohn, Brian Newbould, Schubert: The Music and The Man
3	Romantic Period: F. Schubert, F. Mendelssohn, H. Berlioz	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
4	Romantic Period: N. Paganini, F. Liszt, F. Chopin, R. Wagner	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, E.L. Voynich, Chopin’s Letters, Samson J., Music of Chopin
5	Quiz Romantic Period: R. Schumann, C. Schumann, J. Brahms	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski The Life of Schumann
6	Romantic Period: Tchaikovsky, Ballets of Tchaikovsky	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary,Kalbeck Max Johannes Brahms; Frisch W., Brahms and His World Ed., Bottstein L, The Compleat Brahms
7	Nationalist Composers: M. Glinka, B. Smetana, A. Dvorak, E. Grieg	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Smetana, Dvorak, Grieg works recordings
8	Midterm
9	Russian Romantic Composers	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov,Schostakovitch
10	Romantic Period Opera Composers	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Borodin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Schostakovitch
11	Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto No.2 Op.18, Prelude in C Sharp Minor Prokofiev- Dance of the Knights, Romeo and Juliet, Satie- Gnosienne 1, Gymnopedie 1, Morceau en Forme de Poire, Vexations, Parade	Sadie, S.,”Grove Music Dictionary”, Apel W.,Harvard Dictionary of Music J. Cage, Satie, Ravel recordings, Satie presentations,Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev recordings
12	Impressionism	Sadie, Stanley Grove Music Dictionary, Debussy, Ravel Recordings
13	Turkish Composers	İLYASOĞLU Evin;71 Türk Bestecisi / 71 Turkish Composers
14	Humor and Music	Personal Archive&Records
15	Final Review
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

Dorling KINDERSLEY, The Complete Classical Music Guide. DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 2012. - ISBN: 9781409383161

Suggested Readings/Materials

Stanley SADIE, Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press, 2001. - ISBN: 9780195170672

Willi APEL, Harvard Music Dictionary. Harvard University Press, 1969. - ISBN: 9780674375017

Ed. W. FRISCH, Brahms and His World Princeton University Press. 1990. - ISBN: 9781400833627

Jan SWAFFORD, Johannes Brahms: A Biography. Random House USA Inc., 2003. - ISBN: 9780679422617

E.L. VOYNICH, Chopin’s Letters. Dover Publications, 1988. - ISBN: 9780486255644

Jim SAMSON, Music of Chopin. Clarendon Press, 1994. - ISBN: 9780198164029

Brian NEWBOULD, Schubert: The Music and The Man. University of California Press, 1999. - ISBN: 9780520219571

Wilhelm Joseph von WASIELEWSKI, The Life of Schumann. Blumenfeld Press,2011. - ISBN: 9781446057056

Evin İLYASOGLU, 71 Turkish Composers. Pan, 2007. - ISBN: 9789944396257

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	25
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3	48
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	2	8	16
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	3	3
Final Exam	1	4	4
		Total	119

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession	-	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise	-	-	-	-	-