Information Package / Course Catalogue
Piano Literature IV
Course Code: KMZ338
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 instrument
5.The understanding of the piano tuning
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İlyasoğlu, Elvin. Zaman İçinde Müzik. Remzi Kitabevi
2.Gültek, Buğra.Piyano Bir Çalgının Biyografisi. Epilog
3.Schonberg, Harold C.The Great Pianists. Simon and Schuster
4.The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Impressionism and trials of new voice effects: C. Debussy, M.Ravel
Week 2 - Theoretical
The French six, E. Satie, post impressionists
Week 3 - Theoretical
A. Skriabin: Esthetic properties and piano works
Week 4 - Theoretical
S. Rachmaninov: Esthetic properties and piano works
Week 5 - Theoretical
Modern ve new Vienna composers’s piano music
Week 6 - Theoretical
S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich, and XX. Century piano music
Week 7 - Theoretical
Non American and European composers’s piano music
Week 8 - Theoretical
Non American and European composers’s piano music
Week 9 - Theoretical
European the most famous piano composers in XX. Century’s second period: O.Messien, K.Stockhausen, P.Boulez
Week 10 - Theoretical
Turkish piano music and pianists
Week 11 - Theoretical
The most famous pianists and educators in XX. Century
Week 12 - Theoretical
The most important piano ecoles: French and German piano ecoles.
Week 13 - Theoretical
The most important piano ecoles: American piano ecole.
Week 14 - Theoretical
En önemli piyano ekolleri
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144170
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
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
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026