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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0133 | 20th Century Music | Fall Spring |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor CELAL ELDENİZ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
Course Objectives: | To provide a general knowledge of Modern and Contemporary music produced in Europe, Russia, USA and Turkey as of the beginning of the 20th century till today, including brief explanations on the interaction between Contemporary Music and other more popular genres such as Blues, Jazz, Rock’n’Roll, Electronic Music etc. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course are able to; 1) talk about the main composers of the 20th and 21st centuries and related thought currents. 2) recognize the works and sound imagery of these composers and discern their works upon hearing them 3) distinguish different periods by their sound imagery 4) explain the key paradigms of aesthetic philosophy as of 1900's till today 5) know the paradigms and how they influenced specific composers and thus the genesis of different music currents 6) understand and explain the development of western art music in Turkey, recognize main Turkish composers such as the Turkish Five on hearing their works. 7) use the adequate terminology to describe contemporary music |
Modernism, Nationalism, Minimalism, Post-Minimalism, Neo-Romanticisim, The Great War, WWII, Vietnam War, Atonality, 12-tone Music, Serialism. "Entartete Musik", Post-Modernism, Jazz, Rock, Metal Music. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction. Music and Culture. | |
2) | The Concept of Music according to Linguistics, Physics, Sociology and Aesthetics. | Reading: “Why We Sing” from Music Instinct by P. Ball |
3) | Historical Background : Music in East & Music in Antiquity Medieval Age, Renaissance, Baroque Music, Classical and Romantic Periods of Music History | Reading: Hand-Out by Celâl Eldeniz |
4) | Historical Background : Music in East & Music in Antiquity Medieval Age, Renaissance, Baroque Music, Classical and Romantic Periods of Music History | Reading: Hand-Out by Celâl Eldeniz |
5) | Historical Background : Music in East & Music in Antiquity Medieval Age, Renaissance, Baroque Music, Classical and Romantic Periods of Music History | Reading: Hand-Out by Celâl Eldeniz |
6) | PART II-PRE-WAR PERIOD Basic Music Theory-Physics of Sound Basic Music Theory-Musical Terms | Readings: 1. Listener’s Guide (via E-mail) 2. Notes on Music Theory by Celâl Eldeniz |
7) | Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Periods of Music History Pre-War Period I Movements, Techniques, Composers: Post-Wagnerian: Mahler, Strauss Spanish Nationalism: Albeniz, De Falla, Granados South America: Villa-Lobos Italy: Puccini Other Parts of Europe: Janacek, Sibelius | Readings: 1. Hand-Out by Celâl Eldeniz Pre-War Period II: Impressionism, French Avant-Gardes, Les Decadents, Les Six. Movements, Techniques, Composers: France: (Romanticism) Saint-Saëns, Fauré, (Impressionism) Debussy, Ravel, (neoclassicism) Satie, Les Six (Milhaud, Poulenc and others) Readings: Hand-Out by Celâl Eldeniz |
8) | Pre-War Period III: A Reaction to Avant-Garde: Tonal- Atonal, Second Viennese School, Twelve-Tone System | Movements, Techniques, Composers: Second Viennese School/Expressionism: Schönberg, Berg, and Webern Neo-Classicism USSR: Rachmaninov, Scriabin, (neo-classicism) Stravinski, Prokofiev, (neoromanticism) Shostakovich |
9) | PART III-THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE WARS Between the Wars in America: Jazz Music & Visual Arts: Musical Theatre. Movements, Techniques, Composers: Jazz Influenced Music: Gershwin, Bernstein Midterm Exam (13.11.2019, (After covering topics in first half of the class )13.20 - 14.20, H 101) Submission of Midterm Projects | Videos (Not a must, Optional): 1. Documentary : Blues America 2. Some of the Jazz Documentaries on-line 3. The Music that Made the Movies (3 Parts) |
10) | Around WWII: Neue Sachlichkeit, Gebrauchsmusik, Entartete Musik, Electronische Musik. British and American Contemporary Classical Music | Movements, Techniques, Composers: British Music: (Socialism) Holst, Williams, (neo-romanticism) Britten Electronic Music: Varèse Microtonal Music: Charles Ives Utility Music: Hindemith, Weill, Copland |
11) | AFTER-WAR PERIOD Serialism, Musical Primitivism, Futurism, Neo-Romanticism, Eclecticism | Movements, Techniques, Composers: Serialism & Total Serialism: Stockhausen, Boulez, Berio, Krenek Folklorism/Musical Primitivism: Bartok Futurism: Russolo Neo-Romanticism: Barber Polystilism/Eclecticism: Schnittke, Cowell, Messiaen |
12) | Indeterminism, Texturalism, Computer Music, Minimalism | Movements, Techniques, Composers: Aleatoric Music/Indeterminism: John Cage, Xenakis Texturalism: Ligeti Computer Music: Max Mathews Minimalism: Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Adams |
13) | New Simplicity, New Complexity, Musical Historicism, Rock Influenced Music, Rock Music and Pop Music | New Simplicity: Reimann New Complexity: Osborne Musical Historicism: Benjamin Bagby Rock Influenced Music: Scott Johnson, John Zorn |
14) | Putting it all together. Revision and General Discussion. | Screening : Documentary: The Sound and The Fury: A Century of Modern Music |
15) | MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC IN TURKEY | Modern and Contemporary Music in Turkey Make a Research. TBA Final Exam (Exam Date and place TBA) Submission of Self-Evaluation Papers Resources |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Class Notes and Hand-Outs • Notes on Music Theory by Celâl Eldeniz • Hand-outs on Music History by Celâl Eldeniz Course Text Book: • Copland, New Music (in the copy center) |
References: | Secondary Resources: • Nicholas Cook, The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music • Nicholas Cook, Music: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press (Çeviri: “Müziğin ABC’si”) • Peter Wicke, From Mozart to Madonna: A Cultural History of Pop Music • Burkholder, Grout, Palisca, A History of Western Music, 8th Edition • Burkholder, Palisca, Norton Anthology of Western Music, 5th Edition • Weiss, Taruskin, Music in the Western World: A History in Documents • Alex Ross, The Rest is Noise: Music in the 20th Century • Frisch, Music in the 20th and 21st Centuries • Ashby, The Future of Modernist Music |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
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PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % | |
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No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being able to identify problems and ask right questions | 3 |
2) | Having problem solving skills and developing necessary analytical attitude | |
3) | Comprehending theoretical arguments along with counter arguments in detail | |
4) | Gaining awareness of lifelong learning and being qualified for pursuing graduate education | |
5) | Applying theoretical concepts in project planning | |
6) | Communicating efficiently by accepting differences and carrying out compatible teamwork | |
7) | Increasing efficiency rate in business environment | |
8) | Developing innovative and creative solutions in face of uncertainty | 3 |
9) | Researching to gather information for understanding current threats and opportunities in business | |
10) | Being aware of the effects of globalization on society and business while deciding | |
11) | Possessing digital competence and utilizing necessary technology | |
12) | Communicating in at least one foreign language in academic and daily life | |
13) | Possessing managing skills and competence | |
14) | Deciding with the awareness of the legal and ethical consequences of business operations | |
15) | Expressing opinions that are built through critical thinking process in business and academic environment | 3 |