Information Package / Course Catalogue
Modernization And Music From The Ottoman Empire To The Present Day
Course Code: MÜZ526
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The examination and comparison of sources in the context of historical musicology will reveal the scientific side of music, while the transformations of the society in which it is lived will be obtained by determining and researching the cultural perspective. Music will be explained through the history of culture and modernization from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic will be discussed with the discipline of social sciences.

Course Content

Explaining music only as a musical activity is incomplete in terms of revealing its social aspect. The student's interdisciplinary transitions will be facilitated by mastering the literature at the academic level and the factors that make up the music will be discussed with the modernization theory and the changes that Turkish music has undergone will be discussed with period analysis.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Esra ÇETİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the sources of historical musicology.
2.can comprehend the concepts of music and modernity
3.Can recognize the Ottoman music culture.
4.can understand the music policies of the Republican Period.
5.Synthesize art politics through music and modernization
6.Can analyze theoretical knowledge in the field of musicology.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aksoy, B. (2008). Glimpses into the musical heritage of the past. Istanbul: Pan Publishing.
2.Ayvazoğlu, B. (2000). The resistance of tradition. Istanbul: Ötüken Publications.
3.Behar, C. (2015). Short history of Ottoman/Turkish music. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Publications.
4.Cemil, M. (2012). Tanburi Cemil'in hayat. (U. Derman, Haz.). Istanbul: Kubbealtı Publications
5.Turan, N. S. (1999). Sources of music in Ottoman culture, Journal of Economics, Istanbul: İFMC Publications, (394), 73-74.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The formation process of music
Week 2 - Theoretical
The meaning and function of music
Week 3 - Theoretical
Music in the Ottoman Empire
Week 4 - Theoretical
Republican Period music policies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Modernization and historical musicology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turkish modernization and music
Week 7 - Theoretical
Modernization and its socio-cultural effects
Week 8 - Theoretical
Modernization and its socio-cultural effects (Mid-term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Effects of modernization on music
Week 10 - Theoretical
Production relations and enforcement
Week 11 - Theoretical
Concepts of space and time
Week 12 - Theoretical
Westernization and modernization in music
Week 13 - Theoretical
Music and nationalism
Week 14 - Theoretical
The relationship between civilization and music
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment120336
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
3
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4
3
4
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4
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4
5
4
3
3
4
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2
3
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2
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4
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3
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5
4
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4
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4
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1
3
4
5
1
2
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4
3
4
3
4
5
3
5
2
4
3
2
OÇ-6
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
4
3
2
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026