Harmony
Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie
In this course, advanced concepts of functional tonality such as secondary dominants, chromatically altered chords and modulation (diatonic, chromatic and enharmonic) are extensively discussed and practiced in different types of exercise. The latter include: harmonizing a given melody in four parts (chromatic or with a modulation, in writing or playing a vista), playing modulations from one key to another and sequences based on a given pattern, figured bass realization (Bach Cantatas and Passions), and harmonic analysis (works by Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, R. Strauss and Karłowicz). There are also two important composition assignments given to students. The first one is a short piece in the form of a theme and variation scored for piano (or solo instrument and piano) and maintained in a late-romantic or post-romantic style. The second assignment is a choral arrangement of a folk, religious or patriotic song.
Students must possess knowledge and skills in the field of functional harmony at the musical high school level, so they must be familiar with all basic concepts of major-minor tonaity, such as: primary triads, secondary triads, cadences, idiomatic chord progressions, and voice leading.
Student: (1) knows and understands extensive issues in the field of functional harmony and tonal-harmonic phenomena that are characteristic of 18th- and 19th-century as well as the beginning of 20th-century; (2) can create his/her own harmonic constructions maitained in the tonal style; (3) can recognize harmonic phenomena that are characteristic of different time periods from early classicism to late romanticism and is able to use it in the interpretation of music; (4) is prepared to teach harmony at different levels of musical education.
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