GEAR 206 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Sociology

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	Service Course
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ünsal Doğan BAŞKIR
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Tayfun BİLGİN
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.

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

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	What is our understanding of music? Is music an art?
2	Basic Concepts of Music: Rythm, Melody, Harmony, Tempo
3	Instruments of Western Music - 1
4	Instruments of Western Music -2
5	Concept of Art Music, Non-Western Art Music Traditions
6	Evolution of European Music in Pre-Baroque Era	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
7	Early Baroque, Baroque Instruments	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
8	Late Baroque Era, Emergence of Opera	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
9	Effect of Baroque on Following Eras, MIDTERM EXAM	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
10	Classical Era, Form in Music	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
11	Opera in Classical Era	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
12	Early Romantic Era	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
13	Romantic Era and Interactions with other Art Forms	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
14	20th Century and Contemporary Era	Wright, C.; Listening To Western Music Yuill, C.; Duchen, J., Composers: Their Lives and Works
15	Semester 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	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	40
Final Exam	1	50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade		100
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	14	3	42
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	10	10
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	10	10
Final Exam	1	10	10
		Total	120

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.		-	-	-	-	-
2	To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.		-	-	-	-	-
3	To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.		-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.		-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.		-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.		-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.		-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.		-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.		-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.		-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).		-	-	-	-	-
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.		-	-	-	-	-