COURSE UNIT TITLE

: 20 TH CENTURY COMPSITION TECHNIQUES (ENG) I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAS 5173 20 TH CENTURY COMPSITION TECHNIQUES (ENG) I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Music

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ONUR NURCAN

Offered to

Music

Course Objective

: To comprehend advanced techniques of harmonic, contrapuntal and formal analysis through theoretical knowledge and historical process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Apply various composition techniques used in the first half of 20th century.
2   Explain a range of compositional techniques according to their principal aspects
3   Assess similarities and dissimilarities of these techniques.
4   Recognize composition styles used in the first half of 20th century.
5   Make a list of reasons why a particular composition, analyzed visually and audially, is written by a certain composer.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Pentatonic scales
2 Artificial scales
3 Artificial scales
4 Polymodality
5 Polyrhythm
6 Chords with note additions
7 Free chordal structures
8 Pandiatonic writing
9 Mirror technique
10 Imitation
11 Multi-Layerity
12 12-note technique Schoenberg
13 Harmony in 12-note technique Berg
14 Counterpoint in 12-note technique Webern
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks(s)/References/Materials:
Persichetti, Vincent; Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1961
Morgan, Robert P.; Anthology of Twentieth-Century Music, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1992
Griffiths, Paul; The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of 20th-Century Music, The Thames and Hudson Inc., New York, 1986
Usmanbaş, Ilhan; Müzikte Biçimler, Devlet Konservatuvarı Yayınları, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul, 1974
Ders notları
Müzik dağarından eser örnekleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Instruction, self-study, analysis, discussion, homework assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods


EXAMS: A Final exam will be held at the end of the semester and a student will earn 30% of his/her grade through this exam.

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: A student will earn 70% of his/her grade via homework assignments given throughout the semester.

Assessment Criteria

Written exam (Final) and homework assignments aim at evaluating whether or not a student has achieved theoretical and applied proficiency as described in Learning Outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

onur.nurcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 14 3 42
Pre Class Self Study 14 4 56
Final Preparation 1 4 4
Paper Preparation 14 3 42
Final Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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