harmonic and melodic analysis

8/23/2014

Fudamentals of music theory COURSERA FINAL EXAM

Matija Krznar

Contents TASK ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 RHYTHMIC ANALYSYS ................................................................................................................................. 3 HARMONIC ANALSYS .................................................................................................................................. 6

TASK 1. Please provide as complete an analysis of the attached piece of music as you can. (The score is an excerpt from a longer piece). The first four bars have been completed for you in order to demonstrate the type of markup comments that we're looking for. Comment on aspects of: a) key (including key changes), scales, chords (harmonic structure, inversions, cadences, etc.) b) intervals which form the melodic identity of the themes and/or motives, use of leading tones etc. c) the rhythmic, phrase, and formal structure 2. Please also provide a short descriptive commentary (up to 500 words) highlighting the main points of your analysis. Go for more of a hierarchical summary than a blow-by-blow duplication of what your markup shows. Highlight any points of interest with regard to the theoretical concepts you have explored in this course.

RHYTHMIC ANALYSYS Rhythmic analysis At beginning in all voices characteristic rhythmic pattern is used as motive.

16th notes are used also in bars 11-16. Motive is found also in Violin I section in bars 27-35:

RHYTMIC ANALSYS

HARMONIC ANALSYS Piece is in G Major from bars 1 to 18, then modulates to D major. Major modes are used most, with some exception’s is D major part – usage of major/minor mode with alterated third (f, f#). Piece ends with perfect cadence with holding bass at I (D).