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Seminar in Music Theory: Analyzing Tonal Forms

This course centers on in-depth study of tonal forms from the 18th and 19th centuries. Students will engage with major repertoire from the tonal canon starting at the phrase level and ending with analyses of full-length works. A major emphasis of this course is engaging with deformations of the tonal models, developing strategies for analyzing new works, and effectively articulating a work's underlying narrative in formal theoretical writing. Explorations into later tonal styles will also occur later in the semester.

Course #
MPATC-GE 2208
Credits
3
Department
Music and Performing Arts Professions