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Course Description

The purpose of this annual course is to guide students in developing a scientifically and historically grounded perspective that will enable them to understand and experience the main harmonic and structural processes of tonal music through the study of representative works of the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic music periods. Among the most substantial theoretical and analytical issues addressed in this course are the concepts of musical phrase, cadence, and harmonic functions, tonalization and transposition, harmonic and structural rhythm, reductive analytical method, processes of repetition, variation, development, and contrast, as well as structural types of proposition, period, and various hybrid phrasal structures, and the tripartite and bipartite organization of a broader musical excerpt.

Course Details

• Course Code: MUSIC217
• Course Title: Theory and Practice of Tonal Music (Harmonic and Structural Analysis) I & II
• Instructor: Ioannis Foulias

Course Objectives

The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of tonal music, focusing on harmonic and structural analysis. It covers various theoretical and analytical aspects, including musical phrase, cadence, harmonic functions, and structural rhythm, among others.

Course Outline

The course explores the main harmonic and structural processes of tonal music, including:

• Musical phrase and cadence
• Harmonic functions and tonalization
• Structural rhythm and reductive analytical method
• Processes of repetition, variation, development, and contrast
• Structural types of proposition, period, and hybrid phrasal structures
• Tripartite and bipartite organization of musical excerpts