Category: lectureNotes_musth2
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(musTh2) Sequences and recent work
I’m in the process of catching up. The handouts from Dr. Oravitz should be the most helpful thing you have on the topic of sequences. I’ve posted them in my iLocker 112 folder (Common harmonic sequences, sequence repertoire) if you need to get another copy. A few words about sequences to reinforce some key points.…
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(musTh2) Phrases, Periods, Sentences, Motives and more
Chapter 6 of the Roig-Francoli lays out the material fairly well. I’m going to put it a bit more hierarchically. At the smallest levels of organization you have motives and phrase segments (sub-phrases). Motives are the smallest recognizable musical elements, with identifiable rhythmic or rhythmic and melodic characteristics. You recognize motives partly by their repetition…
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(musTh2) Adding Suspensions to Part-Writing Exercises
My original, and brief, summary of suspensions can be found in this post from last semester. Scroll down for the portion of suspensions. Since you’re going to have to keep writing suspensions to part-writing exercises it would be good to have a plan of action. First, always complete your exercise without any non-chord tones (NCTs).…
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(musTh2) Checking Harmonic Progressions for Errors
If you’re given a harmonic progression with inversion figures (6, 4/2, etc.), checking for errors involves checking root movements and chord-class movements between harmonies, as well as if the figures specify poor voice leading in the implied bass line. The errors fall into the following categories: Harmonies disallowed root movements disallowed chord class movements Figures…
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(musTh2) Notes and Assignment from Day 1
I’ve posted copies of the syllabus, handouts, and assignment from today’s lecture in my iLocker account. Files will always get posted to this locations: http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/kkothman/BSU_SHARED/112 The first assignment is due Friday, 1/15. I will go over related exercises on Wednesday and answer questions about the assignment, so it will help you to start working before…
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(musicTheory2) Lecture Notes: Ch. 24, Analysis
A musical analysis of a piece should provide insight into how a particular piece of music works. Gauldin talks about the interaction of Formal Design and Tonal Structure as being essential to analysis. Another way to understand analysis is to find interactions between between different musical and structural elements, the small-scale event and the large-scale…
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(musicTheory2) Lecture Notes: Ch. 24, One-Part and Binary Form
Terms and concepts covered from Chapter 24, so far: content and form formal design and tonal structure one-part form binary forms (two-reprise forms) Content refers to the specific compositional elements present in a composition. Form is the organization of content. Formal Design refers to sectional divisions, the relationship of themes and motives to each other,…
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(musicTheory2) Lecture Notes: Harmonic Sequences of 7th chords, Ch. 23
Using 7th chords as part of a harmonic sequence brings up a few things to remember: If all the chords are 7th chords, then the sequence will almost always be by descending fifths. If the texture is 4 voices, then successive 7th chords will have to alternate between being Complete and Incomplete (fifth omitted). Always…
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(musicTheory2) Lecture Notes: Modulation to [V] and [III], Chapter 22
Gauldin lists tonicizations by strength: tonicization transient modulation modulation In Chapter 22, we’re concerned with modulations – particularly to the key of the Dominant (when starting in a major key), and to the relative minor when starting in minor. To call something a true modulation, the passage typically needs to include a cadence, and last…
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(musicTheory2) Midterm Review
Things to study (and know!) for the midterm exam on Friday (3/9): Figured bass. Know the standard stuff, what the accidentals mean, slashes, etc., relating figured bass symbols to Roman numeral harmony, etc. The figured bass part writing will NOT include secondary dominant/leading-tone chords. Alterations will be restricted to raising the leading tone in minor.…