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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
MÜZ165 - Acoustic Composition for Non-Majors I I. SEMESTER 2 +1 2.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇENT NURİYE ESRA KINIKLI SNAPPER
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
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Prerequisites No prerequisites
Courses Recomended Basic music theory
Recommended Resources Jarrett, Jack, Musical Composition: A Guide for Young Composers, Xlibris, 2015
Work Placement None
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 What is composition? Clarifying the role of composer. In-class vocal improvisation.
Week - 2 Text compositions and structured improvisations.
Week - 3 Texture. Listening: Penderecki and Ligeti
Week - 4 Clusters, stacked intervals. Listening: Cowell and Berio
Week - 5 Dynamics and contrast. Listening: Beethoven, Gorecki
Week - 6 Minimalism. Listening: Glass, Riley, Ince
Week - 7 Maximalism. Listening: Andrew Norman
Week - 8 In-class performances.
Week - 9 Graphic notation.
Week - 10 Serial and pitch-centric techniques. Listening: Schoenberg
Week - 11 Present opening gesture of the final composition and analyze its implications in class.
Week - 12 Introduction to structural musical functions.
Week - 13 Present the first half of the final project to the class.
Week - 14 Present complete final projects in class. Critique and revise.

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