MUS 213 - Music Theory III

1. Define and describe the uses of chromatic and advanced chromatic harmonies through analysis of musical scores and part writing in a four-voice chorale texture.
2. Demonstrate and discern an understanding of modulation and enharmonic modulation to closely-related and foreign keys.
3. Analyze and describe musical characteristics and procedures associated with inventions and fugues.
4. Identify and describe the characteristics and components of standard musical forms.
5. Compose short original pieces of music based on compositional models studied in class.
6. Explain and justify in writing the melodic, harmonic, and formal design of a piece of music that is in a sonata form.

1. Review of secondary functions and modulation to closely-related keys
2. Inventions and fugues
   1. Motives
   2. Imitation
   3. Introduction to invertible counterpoint
   4. Fugue procedures and analysis techniques
3. Chromatic harmony
   1. Modal mixture
   2. Neapolitan chords
   3. Augmented-sixth chords
4. Musical forms
   1. Review of binary and ternary forms
   2. Vocal forms
      1. Art song
      2. Opera arias
   3. Variation techniques
   4. Sonata form
   5. Rondo forms
   6. Concerto first-movement forms
      1. Baroque ritornello form
      2. Classical double-exposition sonata form
      3. Romantic techniques
5. Modulation to foreign keys; 
   1. Common-tone modulation
   2. Enharmonic modulation
      1. Fully-diminished seventh chords
      2. German augmented-sixth chords
   3. Chromatic sequences
6. Advanced chromatic harmonies
   1. Extended harmonies and altered dominants
   2. Chromatic mediants
   3. Common-tone diminished seventh chords

Facilitated discussion: 55-65%

Mediated instruction (video, computer, etc.): 15-25%

Group work: 5-10%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None