Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Classic Music
Course Code: MÖ261
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The course aims to inform about music from the beginning up to the present in Turkey and in the world, its historical development, periods, trends and music history by listening to some samples from the world and Turkish music.

Course Content

Music culture and the place of music history in education, basic concepts of music history, antiquity civilizations, Middle Ages, Gotic Age, Renaissance, and Baroc periods and their musical specialties and selected works

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Vasfi ÇİLİNGİR
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to identify the place of art and music in human and society life
2.To be able to distinguish types and forms in music.
3.To be able to analyze music consciously.
4.Have theoretical knowledge about different periods.
5.Recognize different period music.
6.Understanding the polyphonic music studies of the Republican era and the Turkish Five.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Say, Ahmet. (2005). Music Encyclopedia. Ankara. Music Encyclopedia Publications.
2.Gültekin,Oransay.(1978).Müzik Tarihi.Ankara:Yaygın Yükseköğretim Kurumu.
3. İlyasoğlu,Evin.(2001).Zaman İçinde Müzik.İstanbul:Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Music History( Egypt, Sumer, china and Greek civilizations)
Week 2 - Theoretical
Culture, Music Culture, and Cultural Evolution.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Music Sciences.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Middle Ages Music.
Week 5 - Practice
Middle Ages Music.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Renaissance Music, sample performances.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Genres, Forms, and Styles in Music: Sample Performances
Week 8 - Theoretical
Baroque Music. Composers, sample performances (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Classical Period Music, Sample Concerts
Week 10 - Theoretical
Classical Period Music, Sample Concerts
Week 11 - Theoretical
Romantic Period Music, Sample Performances.
Week 12 - Theoretical
National schools period, Sample Performances.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Contemporary Period and Sample Concerts
Week 14 - Theoretical
Contemporary Turkish Music and Sample Performances.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory2228
Individual Work4118
Midterm Examination115217
Final Examination115217
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
5
OÇ-2
4
4
3
5
OÇ-3
4
3
3
OÇ-4
3
4
3
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-6
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026