MUSIC 2102 - Tonal Theory II

(LA-AS)

Spring. 3 credits.

Prerequisites: MUSIC 2101 and MUSIC 2103 or equivalent; concurrent enrollment in MUSIC 2104. Intended for students expecting to major in music and other qualified students. A grade of B– or better in MUSIC 2102 is required for admission to music major.

R. Moseley.

Tonal Theory II continues to survey the foundations of tonal music as conceived and practiced throughout eighteenth-century Europe. The course combines modern pedagogical methods with the study of relevant historical sources and incorporates active learning at the keyboard. Topics to be covered include modulation; melodic principles; voice-leading strategies; schema theory (and its application not only to eighteenth-century music but also to blues, folk, and pop); improvisation, including the realization of solfeggi and partimenti; rhythm, meter, and the musical embodiment of gestures; the study of topoi and social registers; and simple formal analysis.