1st Edition

Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition

By David Beach, Ryan McClelland Copyright 2012
384 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition is a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in music analysis. It outlines a process of analyzing works in the Classical tradition by uncovering the construction of a piece of music—the formal, harmonic, rhythmic, and voice-leading organizations—as well as its unique features. It develops an... Read more

Part 1.Principles of Harmony and Phrase Design 1. A Review of Diatonic Harmony 2. Expanding the Diatonic Palette 3. Phrase Design 4. Further Expansion of the Harmonic Palette Part 2. Analysis 5. Binary and Rounded Binary Forms 6. Classical Sonata Form 7. Sonata Form in the Nineteenth Century 8. Ternary Form 9. Rondo Form

Biography

David Beach has taught music theory for over forty years at Yale University, the Eastman School of Music, and the University of Toronto.

Ryan McClelland is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Toronto.