Tonal & Post-Tonal Music Theory & Analysis

A complete grounding in basic music theory and analysis from roughly 1700 through the 20th century. The course covers the foundations of tonal music, how melody and harmony merge, and traditional musical forms, before examining how those structures changed in the modern era. Topics covered: - Musical space and time - Melody and two-voice counterpoint - Merging harmony, melody, and rhythm - Voice leading and harmonic function - The function of chromaticism - Binary form and variations; modal mixture - Ternary, rondo, and sonata forms - Nineteenth-century harmony - Modal mixture in the 20th century - Serialism and twelve-tone technique - New complexity and minimalism