Possible Paths - Music Theory Online
... the 4/4/4 hypermeter and the twelve-measure chorus. 4/4/4 and TC do not exhibit any obvious phrase structure beyond the hypermetrical level. The schemata are defined exhaustively—in theory, every chorus can fit into one category or another, and most are easy to classify. However, when phrasing facto ...
... the 4/4/4 hypermeter and the twelve-measure chorus. 4/4/4 and TC do not exhibit any obvious phrase structure beyond the hypermetrical level. The schemata are defined exhaustively—in theory, every chorus can fit into one category or another, and most are easy to classify. However, when phrasing facto ...
AP Music Theory Syllabus
... compositions will be required to demonstrate understanding and synthesis of concepts presented. These compositions include: a. A song in binary form i. A song that modulates from one tonal center to b. A song in ternary form another through the c. A song in sonata form use of a pivot chord d. A song ...
... compositions will be required to demonstrate understanding and synthesis of concepts presented. These compositions include: a. A song in binary form i. A song that modulates from one tonal center to b. A song in ternary form another through the c. A song in sonata form use of a pivot chord d. A song ...
eVirtuoso-Online Lessons Chords Lesson 3
... of Static Harmony (CESH). For example, playing a D major chord for several measures is a motionless chord progression because there is no motion or change in the chord progression. Instead, try a D/C#-D/C-D/B-D/Bb descending bass run to add more variety and interest. CESH chord progressions have a h ...
... of Static Harmony (CESH). For example, playing a D major chord for several measures is a motionless chord progression because there is no motion or change in the chord progression. Instead, try a D/C#-D/C-D/B-D/Bb descending bass run to add more variety and interest. CESH chord progressions have a h ...
Stravinsky and the Octatonic: The Sounds of
... that the trumpet part consists of parallel second-inversion seventh chords: what makes these chords “parallel” is that they are all related by diatonic transposition; and what makes them “seventh chords” is that they can all be expressed as a stack of three thirds relative to the underlying (B b nat ...
... that the trumpet part consists of parallel second-inversion seventh chords: what makes these chords “parallel” is that they are all related by diatonic transposition; and what makes them “seventh chords” is that they can all be expressed as a stack of three thirds relative to the underlying (B b nat ...
A major triad (C or CM) uses the first (root), 3rd, and 5th of a major
... A major 9th chord (C9) is made up of a major 7th chord plus the interval of a 9th. The 9th tone is one whole step above the octave and is the same as the 2nd scale degree. (In the C major scale, the 9th is D.) Note: the root is often not played in a Major 9th chord. (1)-3-5-7-9 A minor 9th chord (C ...
... A major 9th chord (C9) is made up of a major 7th chord plus the interval of a 9th. The 9th tone is one whole step above the octave and is the same as the 2nd scale degree. (In the C major scale, the 9th is D.) Note: the root is often not played in a Major 9th chord. (1)-3-5-7-9 A minor 9th chord (C ...
Daniel Liles
... edited, and published. The pieces are broken up into two groups according to their key areas, A major/minor and G major/minor. In all fifteen pieces, devices such as stile brisé (broken chord) taken from 17th century French lutenists, melodic lines stylized with specific codes of ornamentation, and ...
... edited, and published. The pieces are broken up into two groups according to their key areas, A major/minor and G major/minor. In all fifteen pieces, devices such as stile brisé (broken chord) taken from 17th century French lutenists, melodic lines stylized with specific codes of ornamentation, and ...
Musical Concepts
... Expressive techniques refer to the way a performer plays a piece of music. The composer indicates specific details and techniques to guide the musician’s performance. These directions help portray the style of the music. Expressive techniques are coupled with dynamics; without these features to give ...
... Expressive techniques refer to the way a performer plays a piece of music. The composer indicates specific details and techniques to guide the musician’s performance. These directions help portray the style of the music. Expressive techniques are coupled with dynamics; without these features to give ...
Anton Bruckner - Holy Minimalist
... with the religious minimalists, Glass's work clearly shows spiritual interests. One thinks of his opera Satyagraha (1979), based on the life and thought of Mohandas Gandhi. Perhaps the foremost rebuttal to any analysis of Bruckner's work along minimalist lines is the very length and densely-textured ...
... with the religious minimalists, Glass's work clearly shows spiritual interests. One thinks of his opera Satyagraha (1979), based on the life and thought of Mohandas Gandhi. Perhaps the foremost rebuttal to any analysis of Bruckner's work along minimalist lines is the very length and densely-textured ...
FUNDAMENTAL HARMONY Chromatically
... The phrase that begins on bar 5 (followed by many secondary dominants) ends at bar 8 with a German Augmented 6th chord followed by a cadential 6-4. ...
... The phrase that begins on bar 5 (followed by many secondary dominants) ends at bar 8 with a German Augmented 6th chord followed by a cadential 6-4. ...
AP Theory Syllabus - Chelmsford Public Schools
... well as those who desire it for enrichment. Though the main emphasis is placed on music of the Common Practice Period (Western tonality from1600-1900), music of other stylistic periods and cultures is also studied. Essential Questions: What is the difference between notes in different clefs? What ar ...
... well as those who desire it for enrichment. Though the main emphasis is placed on music of the Common Practice Period (Western tonality from1600-1900), music of other stylistic periods and cultures is also studied. Essential Questions: What is the difference between notes in different clefs? What ar ...
ROMANTIC AND IMPRESSIONIST STYLE IN THE HARP
... is also associated with these Romantic themes. Moreover, as in much Romantic music, homophonic texture often emphasizes the melodic line’s characteristics.7 In the majority of the Six Noëls, the irregular phrasing typical of Romanticism abounds. In the fourth movement of the Six Noëls, for example, ...
... is also associated with these Romantic themes. Moreover, as in much Romantic music, homophonic texture often emphasizes the melodic line’s characteristics.7 In the majority of the Six Noëls, the irregular phrasing typical of Romanticism abounds. In the fourth movement of the Six Noëls, for example, ...
abstract - eThesis
... The studies that compose this dissertation analyze a selection of pieces of early post-tonal music (by Debussy, Scriabin, Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern) on the basis of the notion of prolongation. They also discuss extensively the theoretical principles of post-tonal prolongation and, to some extent, ...
... The studies that compose this dissertation analyze a selection of pieces of early post-tonal music (by Debussy, Scriabin, Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern) on the basis of the notion of prolongation. They also discuss extensively the theoretical principles of post-tonal prolongation and, to some extent, ...
Cyclic Organization in the `Chorale` of Charles Ives` Three Quarter
... Before entering into a discussion of the quarter-tone harmonies in the ‘Chorale,’ I offer a formal diagram of the piece as a whole, given as Figure 1. Measure numbers are given above each subsection. The piece is shown as consisting of four large sections. Sections I and III could almost be consider ...
... Before entering into a discussion of the quarter-tone harmonies in the ‘Chorale,’ I offer a formal diagram of the piece as a whole, given as Figure 1. Measure numbers are given above each subsection. The piece is shown as consisting of four large sections. Sections I and III could almost be consider ...
ATAR Year 12 Western Art Music sample assessment tasks
... Identify the cadences at the following bars. Provide the cadence name and chord symbols on the lines indicated below the stave. (i) Bars 19–20: Interrupted, V7-vi (ii) Bars 35–36: Perfect, V-I ...
... Identify the cadences at the following bars. Provide the cadence name and chord symbols on the lines indicated below the stave. (i) Bars 19–20: Interrupted, V7-vi (ii) Bars 35–36: Perfect, V-I ...
A permutational triadic approach to jazz harmony and the chord
... creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations. Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell a story of life’s difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will rea ...
... creatures with the capacity to create—and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations. Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell a story of life’s difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will rea ...
DISCOVERING CHORD IDIOMS THROUGH BEATLES AND REAL BOOK SONGS
... Traditional musicology consists of qualitative studies using small data sets, so that it is not possible to ascertain whether the conclusions drawn from the study are representative of a broader corpus of music. Harmonic analysis is no exception to that rule, and there is plenty of literature on har ...
... Traditional musicology consists of qualitative studies using small data sets, so that it is not possible to ascertain whether the conclusions drawn from the study are representative of a broader corpus of music. Harmonic analysis is no exception to that rule, and there is plenty of literature on har ...
Prolongation of Seventh Chords in Tonal Music, by Yosef Goldenberg
... The subject of large-scale formal prolongations of V7 brings up Schenker’s own most famous examples, from Free Composition, of V7 prolonged over the development sections of the first movements of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and “Les adieux” Sonata Op. 81a. The author considers these examples at le ...
... The subject of large-scale formal prolongations of V7 brings up Schenker’s own most famous examples, from Free Composition, of V7 prolonged over the development sections of the first movements of Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony and “Les adieux” Sonata Op. 81a. The author considers these examples at le ...
Triads
... back to the tonic pitch of C. Without this half-step leading tone, we would have a much weaker pull to the tonic. The leading tone triad is, likewise, necessarily built on the raised seventh scale degree, in order to produce the half-step leading tone to tonic. The chord built on the seventh scale d ...
... back to the tonic pitch of C. Without this half-step leading tone, we would have a much weaker pull to the tonic. The leading tone triad is, likewise, necessarily built on the raised seventh scale degree, in order to produce the half-step leading tone to tonic. The chord built on the seventh scale d ...
Stephanie Reusch Paper 2 Composers use several types of non
... major, which resolves to d minor, sort of creating a giant descending 5ths macrosequence created from 3 smaller sequences. The goal of this section of a development is to get to a far out point (which seems to be d minor), and by modulating to so many keys using so many sequences, Mozart has exagger ...
... major, which resolves to d minor, sort of creating a giant descending 5ths macrosequence created from 3 smaller sequences. The goal of this section of a development is to get to a far out point (which seems to be d minor), and by modulating to so many keys using so many sequences, Mozart has exagger ...
The Guitar Chord – An analysis of Alberto Ginastera use of the guitar
... more nuanced analysis of the work of the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (19161983). As Richard Wagner’s Tristan chord or Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka chord, the Guitar Chord, based on the distinctive sonority of the guitar open strings, is one of the compositional hallmarks of Alberto Ginastera ...
... more nuanced analysis of the work of the Argentine composer Alberto Ginastera (19161983). As Richard Wagner’s Tristan chord or Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka chord, the Guitar Chord, based on the distinctive sonority of the guitar open strings, is one of the compositional hallmarks of Alberto Ginastera ...
By Mr Oloworaran Bayo
... Au talon Talon is French for frog, and the term au talon is used in sections of music which should be played with the bow at the frog (other terms for frog include nut or heel). Augmented Augmented means raised, and when the term augmented is combined with a specific interval between notes, it means ...
... Au talon Talon is French for frog, and the term au talon is used in sections of music which should be played with the bow at the frog (other terms for frog include nut or heel). Augmented Augmented means raised, and when the term augmented is combined with a specific interval between notes, it means ...
Aaron Copland`s Piano Variations: A Study in Character
... I am told that this is at odds with what I have written about the piece - that each variation is meant to develop organically from the previous one and all contribute to a carefully constructed whole. While this is so, it is also true that I worked on the variations individually, not knowing exactly ...
... I am told that this is at odds with what I have written about the piece - that each variation is meant to develop organically from the previous one and all contribute to a carefully constructed whole. While this is so, it is also true that I worked on the variations individually, not knowing exactly ...
A Graphical Model for Chord Progressions Embedded in a Psychoacoustic Space
... meter of the jazz standards in our database. Though this tree structure differs from that of other forms of music (thus representing a built-in stylistic prior motivated by music theory) the difference is not as great as it might seem. Most meters yield binary trees similar to the one we employ. Fur ...
... meter of the jazz standards in our database. Though this tree structure differs from that of other forms of music (thus representing a built-in stylistic prior motivated by music theory) the difference is not as great as it might seem. Most meters yield binary trees similar to the one we employ. Fur ...
Nonchord tone - Chord Melody
... sounding at the time. Non-chord tones are most often discussed in the context of music of the common practice period, but can be used in analysis of other types of tonal music as well. For example, if a piece of music is currently on a C Major chord, the notes CEG are members of that chord, while an ...
... sounding at the time. Non-chord tones are most often discussed in the context of music of the common practice period, but can be used in analysis of other types of tonal music as well. For example, if a piece of music is currently on a C Major chord, the notes CEG are members of that chord, while an ...
On Duration and Developing Variation
... published in 1889. This text discusses duration—the conceptual center of Bergson’s theory of subjective time—quite extensively. A German translation of the thesis, Zeit und Freiheit, was released on January 1, 1911, only a month and a half before the day in mid-February 1911 when Schoenberg composed ...
... published in 1889. This text discusses duration—the conceptual center of Bergson’s theory of subjective time—quite extensively. A German translation of the thesis, Zeit und Freiheit, was released on January 1, 1911, only a month and a half before the day in mid-February 1911 when Schoenberg composed ...