Information Package / Course Catalogue
Contemporary Music II
Course Code: KMZ370
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Make the students understand the concept of contemporary music, creating the cause and the result relations of musical change in 20th century and how 20th century art movements effected music

Course Content

The development of music in 20th century and the evolutions of music will be investigated. By doing so, today’s art music can be perceived right.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Umut GÜNGÖR
Learning Outcomes
1.Ability to understand the composing skills of the contemporary composers
2.Ability to understand how the contemporary art movements effect and caused the change in music
3.Ability to understand and apply the effects of contemporary art movements’ on the principles of performance
4.The recognizing of the composers of the comtemporary era
5.The understanding of how the instruments improved during the comtemporary era
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kütahyalı, Önder. History of Contemporary Music. Varol Matbaası, 1981.
2.Ergüven, Mehmet. Sound and Beyond. Sanat Dünyamız Sayı 79. YKY, 2009
3.Tanyol, Tuğrul. Nonexistent Sounds /Disappearing Sounds. Sanat Dünyamız Sayı 79. YKY, 2009
4.Korucu, Semih. Sound Based Space, Textual Space. Sanat Dünyamız Sayı 79. YKY, 2009
5.Gould, Glenn. Future Music Under the Effect of Electronics. Sanat Dünyamız Sayı 79. YKY, 2009
6.Doumet, Christian. Modernity pays attention to music. Sanat Dünyamız Sayı 79. YKY, 2009
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Functional music
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Europe and the United States before 1945.
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 3 - Theoretical
New Music
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Coincidental Music
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Concrete and Electronic Music
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Orientation to timbre
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Countries in the new music era
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Universal music in Turkey
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Music in the Republican era, Composers
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sound and Beyond
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Non-existent voices / Disappearing voices
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sound-based Space, Textual Space
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Future Music Under the Influence of Electronics
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Modernity pays attention to music
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Students are expected to attend each class as the previous week's subjects pereated and learned.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)96
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-4
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
5
3
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