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Jonathan W Bernard
MUSIC 528
Seattle Campus
Classic, romantic, twentieth century.
Class description
The focus of Music 528 in its Autumn '09 offering will be theories of 19th-century harmony and form. Selected readings from the works of Vogler, Weber, Sechter, Hauptmann, Fetis, and Riemann will trace the development of ideas about harmony from the earliest recorded use of roman numerals to the rise of "dualist" theories, with offshoots of earlier fundamental-bass theory and pseudo-Hegelian models considered along the way. Readings in form will include excerpts from treatises by Czerny, Reicha, and Marx, among others.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
The course is conducted as a seminar, with general discussion and assigned presentations.
Recommended preparation
There are no formal prerequisites, other than a solid grasp of "core" harmonic theory of the common-practice (tonal) period, such as is usually conveyed by the sequence of theory courses for undergraduate music majors. A Master's-level course in tonal theory, such as Music 470 (or its equivalent), would be useful as preparation, but not necessary
Class assignments and grading
Reading; orally delivered summaries; short analytical assignments; substantial final paper
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