Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Ins. Elif YAZGAN

Piano Literature III

Course Code	: KMZ337
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 1
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 1
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

Learning composers and pianists in classical music

Course Content

Explaining the subjects in the piano literature

Name of Lecturer(s)

Ins. Elif YAZGAN

Learning Outcomes

1.	Learning piano works and styles in history of classical music
2.	Learning the properties of styles of different pianists
3.	Learning the combination with different arts of the periods in the history of classical music
4.	The improvement of piano as an intrument
5.	The understanding of the piano tuning

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Kutluk, Fırat. Müziğin Tarihsel Evrimi. Çiviyazıları, 1997.
2.	Mimaroğlu, İlhan. Müzik Tarihi. Varlık Yayınları, 1995.
3.	The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.
4.	Schonberg, Harold C.The Great Pianists. Simon and Schuster.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Improvement of piano and keyboard instruments in XIX. Century, first modern piano types and examples

Week 2 - Theoretical

L.v. Beethoven’s students and general properties of piano music in early romantic

Week 3 - Theoretical

C.M.Weber, F.Kuhlau, C.Czerny

Week 4 - Theoretical

F. Schubert’s works and variations for solo piano, the importance of the piano parte among vocal works and chamber music

Week 5 - Theoretical

General properties of early romantic, F. Mendelssohn and Leipzig conservatory

Week 6 - Theoretical

First period of R. Schumann

Week 7 - Theoretical

Middle and late period of R.Schumann

Week 8 - Theoretical

R.Schumann

Week 9 - Theoretical

F. Chopin’s general esthetic properties, principal in his piano technic - His works and variations, the properties of late period.F. Chopin’s students

Week 10 - Theoretical

F. Liszt’s connections with top and late romantic periods, new music forms in programme music and trials of new voice effects and F. Liszt’s students

Week 11 - Theoretical

Piano composers of late romantic period: J. Brahms, his esthetic properties and his piano works’s structure and properties

Week 12 - Theoretical

Russian piano music: XIX-XX. Century’s first period: M. Glinka, M. Mussorgsky, P. Çaykovsky, M. Balakirev, S. Taneev, A. Lyadov, A. Arensky

Week 13 - Theoretical

Famous pianists of romantic period: C. Schumann-first woman piano star; german, french and russian piano schools

Week 14 - Theoretical

Famous pianists of romantic period: C. Schumann-first woman piano star; german, french and russian piano schools

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	4	1	70
Midterm Examination	1	4	1	5
Final Examination	1	4	1	5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Person Responsible for Information Package

Ins. Elif YAZGAN