Advanced Theory: Tonal Theory and Analysis

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Prerequisite: Theory II: Basic Tonal Theory and Composition (MUSC 5110) or equivalent We will begin with a review of diatonic harmony and voice leading before jumping into the world of chromatic harmony. We will discuss sequences, as well as techniques for modulation, before moving into an in-depth discussion of many different formal structures, such as fugue, through-composed songs, and sonata form. The course will end with a discussion of extensions of the tonal idea, such as basic jazz chords and neotonality. Composers discussed will include the usual suspects from the common-practice Baroque, Classical, and, especially, Romantic eras but also will extend to more recent examples, such as Debussy, Ravel, Davis, Coltrane, Talma, Price, and Glass. Courses offered in related disciplines this year are listed below. Full descriptions of the courses may be found under the appropriate disciplines. First-Year Studies: Intersections of Dance and Culture: Moving Between the Lines (p. 7), Peggy Gould Dance History Introduction to Production Sound (p. 65), Andrew Siedenburg Filmmaking and Moving Image Arts Digging: The Blues Ethos and Jazz Aesthetics: A History of African American Culture (p. 83), Komozi Woodard History Intermediate Italian: Modern Italian Culture and Literature (p. 90), Tristana Rorandelli Italian Shakespeare and the Semiotics of Performance (p. 98), Joseph Lauinger Literature First-Year Studies: The Art of Listening (p. 10), Carsten Schmidt Music History Global Circulations: Art and Pop Music of Asia (p. 122), Niko Higgins Music History Ecomusicology: Music, Activism, and Climate Change (p. 123), Niko Higgins Music History Classical and Quantum Waves (p. 129), Merideth Frey, Sarah Racz Physics Beginning Spanish: Rebellious Voices in the Hispanic World (p. 162), Jeannette Rivera Spanish First-Year Studies: 1,001 Drawings (p. 16), John O’Connor Visual and…