Theory of Tonal Music IV

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Course
MUSC 2410
Discontinued
No
Course Code
MUSC 2410
Descriptive
Theory of Tonal Music IV
Department
Music
Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Credits
3.00
Start Date
End Term
201820
PLAR
Yes
Semester Length
15 weeks
Max Class Size
30
Contact Hours
4 hours per week
Method(s) Of Instruction
Lecture
Learning Activities

Concepts and techniques are presented and discussed in the lectures; assignments are undertaken by the students.

Course Description
The study of form in tonal music with emphasis on the analysis of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century instrumental and vocal genres.
Course Content
  1. Principles of musical form:  concepts and terms.
  2. The role of melody, rhythm, harmony and texture in the formal process.
  3. Techniques of melodic, harmonic and textural reduction.
  4. Analysis of Baroque counterpoint:  invention and fugue.
  5. Review of binary, ternary and compound ternary forms.
  6. Analysis of Classical and Romantic forms:  sonata, concerto, rondo, sonata-rondo.
  7. Implications of analysis for performance.
Learning Outcomes

The student will learn harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and structural materials of tonal music. The student will be expected to:

  1. provide an analysis of representative musical excerpts or entire compositions;
  2. provide written answers to questions on any aspect of the course content.
Means of Assessment
Short Assignments (minimum of 3) 15%
Major Projects (2) 20%
Class Participation 10%
Quizzes (minimum of 5) 10%
Tests (minimum of 2) 20%
Final Examination 25%
Textbook Materials

Required texts, such as the following:

Theory Textbook

  • Mathes, James. The Analysis of Musical Form. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.

Or

  • Spencer, Peter and Peter M. Temko. A Practical Approach to the Study of Form in Music. Prospect Heights, IL:  Waveland Press, 1994.

Or

  • Turek, Ralph. The Elements of Music: Concepts and Applications. 2nd ed. Volumes I & II. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1996. Plus Workbook, Volumes 1 & 2

Or

  • Spring, Glenn and Jere Hutcheson. Musical Form and Analysis. Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark, 1995.

Anthology of Music Scores

  • Kostka, Stefan and Roger Graybill. Anthology of Music for Analysis. Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Pearson Prentice Hall, 2000
Prerequisites

MUSC 2310 or special permission

Corequisites

One of MUSC 1111, MUSC 1211, MUSC 2311, or MUSC 2411