Information Package / Course Catalogue
Composition Analysis in Turkish Classical Music Tradition
Course Code: GTM619
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Developing style analysis skills within the frame of the creation circumstances of Turkish musical eras and genres.

Course Content

Musical creation behaviors in Turkish oral tradition, The creation and transmission circumstances of the works found in the transition texts, The creation and transmission of Turkish music in the literary culture, The evaluation of the Turkish music creation circumstances in the secondary oral environments, The usage of musical creation materials (sound element, form, rhythm, lyrics), Analysis of the stylistic featur

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Muattar Demet DOĞRUÖZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Acquiring the elements to which the musical creation behavior in Turkish music tradition
2.Being able to differentiate the effects of oral and written cultural environments on musical creation styles
3.Acquiring the skill to evaluate the features of the transition texts in terms of style analysis
4.Acquiring the skill to evaluate the features and usage of the material chosen by the composer in Turkish music
5.Gaining a multidisciplinary point of view for style analysis in Turkish musical creations
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Akdoğu, Onur. Türk Müziğinde Türler ve Biçimler. İzmir: Can Ofset, 1994.
2.Yavaşça, Alaeddin. Türk Mûsıkîsinde Kompozisyon ve Beste Biçimleri. İstanbul: Türk Kültürüne Hizmet Vakfı, 2002.
3.Oransay, Gültekin. Türk Halk Müziği Ezgilerini Çözümleme Yöntemi. Ankara: 1971.
4.Doğruöz, Muattar Demet. Türk Sanat Müziği Geleneğinde Sirtolar. Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi. İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, 2020.
5.Tutu, Sıtkı Bahadır. Evolutıon of an Instrumental Genre in Tradıtıonal Turkısh Art Musıc: A Dıscussıon on “Instrumental Semaî”. Eurasin Journal of Music and Dance, 2020, S. 16, ss. 114-133.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Analysis of the sample works by the 13th and 17th century
Week 2 - Theoretical
Analysis of the sample works by the 13th and 17th century
Week 3 - Theoretical
Analysis of the sample works by the 13th and 17th century
Week 4 - Theoretical
The works found in the transition texts in terms of composition
Week 5 - Theoretical
Musical creations in Mecmua-i Saz ü Söz
Week 6 - Theoretical
Musical creations in Kantemiroğlu Edvarı
Week 7 - Theoretical
Musical creations in Hamparsum manuscripts.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Musical creations in early musical notation
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Musical creations in early musical notation
Week 10 - Theoretical
The style analysis on the works found in transition texts.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The style analysis on the works found in transition texts.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The style analysis on the works found in transition texts.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Style analysis of the examples on the works of 19th and 20th
Week 14 - Theoretical
Style analysis of the examples on the works of 19th and 20th
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
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
2
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026