TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to know the Art of Opera with its own features,to understand all developments within the opera history.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To provide Students consciousness on developlements in the Art of Opera from the ancient era to the present time; to provide more information about important opera works and their composers in history.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Elements of opera, traces of opera from the distant past, ancient greek period and epics 2nd Week Gregorian melodies, musical mystery plays, troubadours, Adam de le Halle, Medieval, Renaissance Period and characteristic features of its music 3rd Week Emilio dei Cavalieri, Birth of Opera and the Jacapo Peri. 4th Week Claudio Monteverdi and the Baroque Era 5th Week Opera in England, Henry Purcell's life, musical identity and Dido & Aeneas opera 6th Week G.F. Haendel and C.W. Gluck's lives, musical identities and operas 7th Week Classical opera, W.A. Mozart life, musical identity and operas 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Romantic era opera art, G. Rossini, G. Donizetti lives, musical identities and operas 10th Week G. Verdi's life, musical identity and operas 11th Week R. Wagner life, musical identity and operas 12th Week R. Strauss life, musical identity and operas 13th Week Contemporary (modern) period opera understanding 14th Week Opera art in Turkey
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ahmet Say; Müzik Tarihi, müzik ansiklopedisi Yay. Ankara, 2000 - Cevat Memduh Altar, Opera Tarihi (4 cilt), Pan Yay., İstanbul, 2001 - Faruk Yener; 100 Opera, Bateş Yay., İstanbul, 1992 - Cavidan Selanik; Müziğin Tarihsel Serüveni, Doruk Yay., Ankara, 1999 - Roger Kamien; Music, McGraw - Hışş Press, USA, 2000 - H. Vincent Milligan; Stories of Famous Operas, Permabooks Pres, USA, 1950 - Felix Mendelsohn, The Story of A Hundred Operas, Grosset - Dunalp Press, New York, 1940
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 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 exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 12 2 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 5 2 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Presentation (including preperation) 2 1 2 Meeting with advisor 1 1 1 Performance Practice Total Workload 139 Total Workload / 30 4,63 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No