Post-tonal Harmony

Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki

The aim of the course is to master the knowledge and practical skills concerning the possibilities of shaping the high-altitude material beyond the major-minor tonal system, with particular emphasis on 20th-century harmonic systems and individual compositional concepts. Course's content: - the collapse of the major-minor system - 20th-century harmonics - classification of chords - harmonic orders in the music of the 20th and 21st centuries - review of harmonic systems based on the examples of works of selected composers - timbre harmony - microtonality Didactic methods: - lecture with the presentation of the content included in the program - practical method - exercises (written and at the instrument) that implement the problems discussed during the lecture - an exposing method combined with an analysis of the harmonic content of a musical work.

Mastering the knowledge and practical skills in the field of functional harmony major-minor.

Learning outcomes - knowledge: - knows the theory and means of post-tonal harmony and characterizes its specificity - knows the elements of the structure of a musical work and knows the influence of harmonics on their shaping - has knowledge and understanding of the development of harmony in the history of music as well as orientation in the literature related to these issues - recognizes and defines mutual relations in the science of harmony occurring between theory and practice Learning outcomes - skills: - can create harmonic constructions based on the given soprano and bass melody lines, and the given sequence of harmonic functions - is able to apply various means of 20th-century harmonics in practice in accordance with the principles of their use - understands the harmonic content of the performed and analyzed musical works that go beyond the major-minor tonal system - has the ability to shape the harmonic content in a way that makes it possible to depart from the written basic musical text Learning outcomes - social competences: - understands the need to constantly update and expand knowledge and skills in the field of learning harmony for the work of a musician - shows creativity in the implementation of assigned tasks - has the ability to organize own and team work in the implementation of joint tasks and projects - carries out its own artistic concepts and activities based on various harmonic measures