NUTRITION AND DIETETIC (ENGLISH)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0133 20th Century Music Spring 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 : İSMET AYDIN
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

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1) To use theoretic and methodological approach, evidence-based principles and scientific literature in Nutrition and Dietetics field systematically for practice.
2) To have theoretic and practical knowledge for individual's, family's and the community's health promotion and protection.
3) To assess nutritional status of risky groups in nutrition related problems (pregnant, babies, adolescences, elders, etc.)
4) To use healthcare, information technologies for Nutrition and Dietetic practice and research.
5) To communicate effectively with advisee, colleagues for effective professional relationships.
6) To be able to monitor occupational information using at least one foreign language, to collaborate and communicate with colleagues at international level.
7) To use life-long learning, problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
8) To act in accordance with ethical principles and values in professional practice.
9) To take part in research, projects and activities within sense of social responsibility and interdisciplinary approach.
10) To be able to search for literature in health sciences databases and information sources to access to information and use the information effectively.
11) To take responsibility and participate in the processes actively for training of other dieticians, education of health professionals and individuals about nutrition.
12) To carry out dietetic practices considering cultural differences and different health needs of different groups in the community.