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==Objectives==
==Objectives==


*Students will be able to analyze a composition using formal notation (A, A’, B, etc.).
*Students will be familiar with common large forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and march form.
*Students will be familiar with common forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and popular song form.
*Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.
*Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.


==Resources==
==Resources==


====Reading:====
====Readings:====


*[https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199990870/online/ Snodgrass, ''Contemporary Musicianship:'']
*[https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199990870/online/ Snodgrass, ''Contemporary Musicianship:'']
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*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:'']
*[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/MusicTheory.html Hutchinson, ''Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:'']
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/FormInPopularMusic.html Chapter 12: Form in Popular Music]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BinaryAndTernaryForms.html Chapter 24: Binary and Ternary Forms]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/SonataAndRondoForms.html Chapter 25: Sonata and Rondo Forms]
**[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/SonataAndRondoForms.html Chapter 25: Sonata and Rondo Forms]
*[https://www.academia.edu/7634222/_Form_in_Rock_Music_A_Primer_in_Engaging_Music_Essays_in_Music_Analysis_ed._D._Stein_Oxford_University_Press_2005_65-76 Covach, “Form in Rock Music: A Primer”]
*[http://openmusictheory.com/ Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:'']
*[http://openmusictheory.com/ Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:'']
**Sonata Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-intro.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-exposition.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataStructuralPointsOfArrival.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataThematicModules.html 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRecap.html 5], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataDevelopment.html 6], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataFramingModules.html 7]
**Sonata Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-intro.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-exposition.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataStructuralPointsOfArrival.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataThematicModules.html 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRecap.html 5], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataDevelopment.html 6], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataFramingModules.html 7]
**Rondo Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/rondo.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/thematicFunctionInRondo.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/fivePartRondo.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRondo.html 4]
**Rondo Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/rondo.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/thematicFunctionInRondo.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/fivePartRondo.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRondo.html 4]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/minuet.html Minuet Form]
**[http://openmusictheory.com/minuet.html Minuet Form]
**Pop/Rock Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-terms 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-containers 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-functions 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-notation 5]
*[https://www.top40theory.com/ Peres, ''Top 40 Theory:'']
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/dont-bore-us-but-dont-rush-to-the-chorus “Don't Bore Us, but Don't Rush to the Chorus”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/the-chainsmokers-ft-halsey-closer-crafting-the-chorus “The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — ‘Closer’: Crafting the Chorus”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-postchorus “Everything You Need to Know About the Postchorus”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/about-that-chorus-in-bebe-rexhas-im-a-mess “About that Chorus in Bed Rexha’s ‘I’m a Mess’”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/a-sonic-twist-in-the-plot-the-bridge-in-modern-pop “A Sonic Twist in the Plot: The Bridge in Modern Pop”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/the-postchorus-bridge-switcheroo “The PostChorus-Bridge Switcheroo”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/recycling-the-chorus-in-zedd-elley-duhes-happy-now “Recycling the Chorus in Zedd & Elley Duhé’s ‘Happy Now’”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/the-internal-sonic-progression-in-bebe-rexhas-im-a-mess “The Internal Sonic Progression in Bebe Rexha’s “I’m a Mess’”]
**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/sonic-meta-progressions-in-pop-songs “Sonic Meta-Progressions in Pop Songs”]
*[https://www.musicals101.com/book.htm Kenrick, ''Elements of a Musical:'' "The Book (Libretto)"]
*[https://www.musicals101.com/book.htm Kenrick, ''Elements of a Musical:'' "The Book (Libretto)"]
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#detour-or-bridge-contrasting-sections-and-storytelling-in-musical-theater Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"]
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#detour-or-bridge-contrasting-sections-and-storytelling-in-musical-theater Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"]
====Listening or Videos====
*[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#the-dance-chorus-in-recent-top-40-music Barna, "The Dance Chorus in Recent Top-40 Music"]
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====Files====
====Files====


*Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eqkTPUh9bPZ7rFDSBj1Asj6nItu6cAa3/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nws8-Vu5_R-ZkvJ4gIr-k7RJejMrCcDl/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E4xjOHegtBFI2mJ4XdtDqZnLeeSb2nEC/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vcdHe9T1jU38GfN_S_9xRWRbp6A07ekz/view?usp=sharing Word] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/16clLJXfED1GDv7wcTP3h9xSsNF7lPfbf/view?usp=sharing Pages] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LOUFbNpPF13BHGYXTJ4L7q6c8Jaasg6r/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EejVPNPhjVeF9AI8PCEj2ZZQM5t7yNtj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foUdtm5FrRI2EfdNwiiRiT_k7EjrNI39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rV17dGqdB_dOTYsjQIofYHsDWXiYUL3K/view?usp=sharing PDF])
*Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EejVPNPhjVeF9AI8PCEj2ZZQM5t7yNtj/view?usp=sharing Finale] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foUdtm5FrRI2EfdNwiiRiT_k7EjrNI39/view?usp=sharing MusicXML] | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rV17dGqdB_dOTYsjQIofYHsDWXiYUL3K/view?usp=sharing PDF])


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 21 December 2024

This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category.

Objectives

  • Students will be familiar with common large forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and march form.
  • Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.

Resources

Readings:

Class Activities

  • Discussion and definition of the concept of formal analysis, and of common large-scale forms
  • Formal analysis of music in different genres and time periods
  • Creation of a compositional formal blueprint based around two or three given melodies or motives

Assignments

  • Comprehension questions
  • Formal analysis of written and recorded music
  • Creation of a formal blueprint for a piece to meet given criteria

Files

  • Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart (Finale | MusicXML | PDF)

Notes

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