57-441 Analysis of 19th Century Music

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course will provide students with a variety of tools for the analysis of music from Schubert to Mahler and early Schoenberg. The primary emphases will be on smallscale chordtochord harmonic organization, on the largerscale organization of tonal centers, and on form, but other issues will also be explored e.g. rhythm and meter, textmusic relations. The course will sample a wide range of repertoires, including solo piano music, orchestral music, and opera, and it will have a special emphasis on chamber music including the German Lied.

Prerequisites: none listed

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