Post-tonal Solfeggio
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
The aim of the subject is to develop the student’s musical hearing and auditory analysis skills of post-tonal (atonal) music. The course includes the following topics:
One-part melody: combining different lines. Atonal use of intervals in melodic context. Atonal use of triads (and their inversions) in melodic context.
Atonal use of seventh chords (and their inversions) in melodic context.
One-part exercises and dictations. Notation in various keys and for different instruments (including transposing instruments).
Two-part melody: harmonic intervals and their progressions.
Linear two-part exercises and dictations.
Three-part melody: chords. Atonal use of chords (and their inversions).
Close and wide positions.
Three-part chords. Various structures.
Three-part melody: melody and intervallic accompanying texture.
Three-part linear exercises and dictations performed by various instruments.
Four-part melody: division of voices in the texture (2-2; 3-1; 1-3).
Atonal use of seventh chords (and their inversions). Chord progressions.
Close and wide positions.
Four-part exercises and dictations (harmonic-melodic and linear texture).
Absolute chord symbols. Melody and harmony (with chord symbols).
Depending on the results of the entrance exams, prerequisite subjects for this course may be Solfeggio I, Solfeggio II or Solfeggio III.
On completion of the subject, students shall be able to:
1) apply auditory analysis skills they previously used in tonal music also in post-tonal music;
2) vocally perform and notate one- to four-part atonal music in different clefs;
3) detect and correct deviations from the score in the performance of notated music;
4) know which musical instruments require transposition and vocally perform as well as notate the parts meant for these instruments;
5) know the absolute chord symbols and use them in practice.
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