Music Theory III: Advanced Tonal Theory, Counterpoint, and Composition

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An advanced course in which students develop mastery and demonstrate comprehension in music theory concepts including: 16th century polyphony analysis, 18th century two part invention and fugue analysis, chromatic harmony including borrowed, Neapolitan and augmented 6th chords, introduction to classical forms, extended tertian harmony, altered dominants, chromatic mediants, and music theory in the Romantic era. Students develop performance skills on the piano keyboard of the above theoretical structures and demonstrate mastery of them through composition of musical scores applying computer music and MIDI technology. Components: Class Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MUSIC 1830 and MUSIC 1630 with a grade of "C" or better; C: MUSIC 2530 Typically Offered: Fall