FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of English Translation and Interpreting
GEAR 206 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Eras and Composers in Music
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEAR 206
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Service Course
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Course Level |
First Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
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;
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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. |
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
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
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation |
1
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10
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Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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40
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Final Exam |
1
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50
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
100
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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3
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42
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
1
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10
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10
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Presentation / Jury |
0
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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10
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10
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Final Exam |
1
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10
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10
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Total |
120
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to use advanced, field-specific conceptual, theoretical, and practical knowledge acquired, |
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2 | To be able to analyze and research field-specific concepts and ideas and to interpret data individually or as a team using scientific methods, |
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3 | To be able to understand and use grammatical and semantic structures of the source and target languages, |
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4 | To be able to obtain information about social, cultural, and historical approaches within the source and target languages and to use this information for textual analysis and production, |
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5 | To be able to understand and interpret written and oral texts in the source language and to transfer these texts into the target language using a semantically and functionally appropriate language, |
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6 | To be able to produce creative translations and assess the translation products critically by defining the steps, strategies and problems in the translation process in the light of field-specific theoretical knowledge and skills acquired, |
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7 | To be able to transfer the theoretical knowledge and research skills within different areas of expertise to translational act, |
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8 | To be able to use computer-assisted translation tools and machine translation effectively at each step of the translation process, and to follow the theoretical and practical developments in these fields, |
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9 | To be able to gain awareness of the translator’s social role, job profile, and professional ethical values and to acquire workload management skills for individual or team work, |
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10 | To be able to access necessary sources to improve quality at each step of the translation process and to assess the target text in accordance with the quality objectives by using these sources, |
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11 | To be able to establish effective oral and written communication skills both in English and Turkish, to be able to speak a second foreign language at a good level, to be able to use a third foreign language at intermediate level, |
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12 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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