Writing in Tonal Forms II
Further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, focusing on larger or more challenging forms. For example, students might compose a sonata-form movement for piano or a two-part invention in the style of Bach. Students have opportunities to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musicianship laboratory is required. Limited to 20.
Spring 2009
This course builds on the composition techniques practiced in 21M.303 Writing in Tonal Forms I. Students undertake further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, including a sonata-form movement for string quartet. Students will also have the opportunity to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musicianship laboratory is required.
Readings
- Haydn, Joseph. Eleven Late String Quartets . New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1979. ISBN: 9780486237534. (Optional)
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Complete String Quartets . New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1970. ISBN: 9780486223728. (Optional)
- Prokofiev, Sergei. Sarcasms , Visions Fugitives and Other Short Works for Piano . New York, NY: Dover Publications, 2000. ISBN: 9780486410913. (Required)
Prerequisites & course information
Prereq: 21M.303 U (Spring) 3-1-8 units. HASS-A
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Spring 2009
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.