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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
GEP0133	20th Century Music	Fall	3	0	3	4

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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

Course Content

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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

Sources

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

Evaluation System

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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computer engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems.
2)	Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
3)	Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4)	Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5)	Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics.
6)	Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills.
7)	Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.	3
8)	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously.	3
9)	To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications.
10)	Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development.
11)	Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.