Information Package / Course Catalogue
Composition and Performance Analysis Techniques in Turkish Music
Course Code: GTM530
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Within the scope of this course, it is aimed to teach the factors that make up the differences in the creative behavior of the composers of the works that have survived to the present day.

Course Content

The meaning of music analysis and its various methods will be discussed, the creation behaviors of composers will be examined using various methods, and the elements that make up the differences will be explained with examples.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Emre ÜSTGÜL
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzes the maqam components
2.Analyzes rhythm components
3.Determines the structural and thematic relationships between layers
4.Solutions of the elements that provide integrity and originality in the work
5.Makes classification and statistical applications in work analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akdoğu, O. (1996). Türk Müziği'nde Türler ve Biçimler. Ege Universitesi.
2.Onur Akdoğu, Türk Müziği’nde Eser Analizleri, İzmir, 1998.
3.Gültekin Oransay, Türk Halk Ezgilerini Çözümleme Yöntemi, Ankara, 1971.
4.Nicholas Cook, A Guide To Musical Analysis, London, 1992.
5.Alaeddin Yavaşça, Türk Musikisinde Kompozisyon ve Beste Biçimleri, İstanbul, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Makam components Pattern musical expressions
Week 2 - Theoretical
Pattern musical expressions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Identical and similar expressions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of maqam components
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analysis of maqam components
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analysis of rhythm components
Week 7 - Theoretical
Analysis of rhythm components
Week 8 - Theoretical
Musical ornaments
Week 9 - Theoretical
Melody reduction
Week 10 - Theoretical
Structural relationships between layers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Thematic relationships between layers
Week 12 - Theoretical
Statistics applications in analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Statistics applications in analysis
Week 15 - Theoretical
Final Examination.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory146198
Midterm Examination15510
Final Examination117017
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
4
3
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
3
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2026