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20TH-CENTURY COMPOSITION TECHNICS I YKM445 Seventh Term (Fall) 2 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY4
SEMESTERSeventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Recognize the main composition techniques seen in the first half of the 20th century, and analyze works related to this period.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONTo explain the basic composition techniques used at the first half of the 20th century.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Brief introduction of the 20th century Composition Techniques I course, the resources to be used and the way of studying
2nd Week Extended tonality and its use. 1. Chopin - Prelude in A minor, Op. 28, No. 2.
3rd Week Extended tonality and its use. A short passage from Brahms - Senfoni No.1, Op. 68, II Hugo Wolf - Das verlassene Magdlein Scriabin - Prelude No. 2 from 24 preludes or equivalent pieces.
4th Week Use of church modes, planning (parallelism), pentatonic scale and whole tone scale. Debussy - Nocturns,
5th Week Polyharmony, synthetic modes.
6th Week Rhythm and meter. Copland - Appalachian Spring, mm. 86-98. Stravinsky - Danse de la foire, Petrouchka?dan. Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring - Sacrificial Dance (The Choosen One). Carter - String Quartet No. 2, Movement 2, mm. 181-186. Carter - String Quartet No. 1, Movement 1. Messiaen - Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (Quartet for The End of Time) - VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettesor equivalent pieces.
7th Week Basic concepts and techniques in atonal (or pan-tonal) music. Webern
8th Week Twelve-tone serialism. Finney - 24 Piano inventions - All Alone, No. 14. Webern - Symphony, Op. 21. Webern - Concerto, Op. 24. Dallapiccola - Quaderno musicale di Annalibera. or equivalent pieces.
9th Week Twelve-tone serialism.Dallapiccola - Quaderno musicale di Annalibera.or equivalent pieces.
10th Week presentations of the -projects.
11th Week Total serialism.Boulez -Structures la, mm 1-7.Messiaen - Quatre Etudes de Rythme, Mode de valeurs et d?intensites.or equivalent pieces.
12th Week Milhaud's Clarinet Sonata and composition techniques used in this work (or an equivalent work).
13th Week Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and composition techniques used in this work (or an equivalent work).
14th Week Texture and extended resources. Penderecki - Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima. or an equivalent work.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGV. Perschicetti, Twentieth Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment110
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam11515
Course hours14228
Preparation for Midterm exam11010
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework10110
Meeting with advisor111
Total Workload124
Total Workload / 304,13
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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