MUSC 320 - Advanced Theory

Hayden Hall, Room 105, Tuesdays and Fridays 2:00-3:15
Class 25Tuesday, April 22

All right, I've got our plans for the end of the semester all worked out. The final chapters have been added to the textbook. I'll drop the last homework and #13 is due today. We are going to do one more quiz on Tuesday, April 29. I apologize that it's all a bit more rushed that I would like but I think we can do it!

Homework #13: New Scales and Collections

Assignment #13 asks you to spell some new kinds of scales, and look at a few pieces. This new modern stuff is now documented in chapter 13 of our theory anthology.

Here are some recordings for you to listen to:

Bartok, [Title Redacted]


Bartok, From the Island of Bali


Bartok, In Yugoslav Style


This worksheet is due on the Tuesday after Easter (April 22) but I will take it late.

Homework #14: Analyzing Post-Tonal Chords

The final homework assignment asks you to analyze a few chords from a pretty piece by David Lang. All of this technique is covered in pp. 105-113 of our textbook.

Here is audio of the piece:

This one is due on Friday, April 25, but I will take it late.

We Can See Clearly Now