MUSC 2232 Music Theory 4
For those students pursuing a career in music, this concludes the undergraduate training in fundamental music theory. In this final part of a four-semester sequence, students are prepared to study the large forms of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries and beyond. The stretching of tonality is a primary focus. Chromatic harmony and distant modulations are explored through analysis and composition leading to an examination of reasons for the abandonment of the tonal system. Experimentation of the innovations of the post-tonal composers through composition provides context for performing musicians of this body of the standard literature. This course is intended for music majors and minors, or the prepared student who desires a rigorous music theory experience. Typically, these could be students who have studied music through high school or community programs.