57-150 Basic Harmony II

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Building upon the fundamentals of diatonic harmony learned in Basic Harmony I, this course explores chromatic elements in Western classical music from approximately 1600 to 1900. It covers tonicizations and modulations, sequences, seventh chords, modal mixture, chromatic mediants, Neapolitan sixth chords, and augmented sixth chords, mainly through completing a four-voice texture for a given melody or bass, and through analysis of short passages. This course also addresses binary, ternary, and sonata-allegro forms.

Prerequisites: 57-152 or 57-149

Offered: Spring 2027, Spring 2026

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