Columbia College · Music Theory
A four-volume framework for understanding, analyzing, and composing tonal and post-tonal music, with playable examples, quizzes, and worksheets in every chapter.
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Pitch topography, rhythm, vertical structures, and four-part SATB voice leading.
IIEmbellishing tones, figured bass, two-voice counterpoint, sequences, applied chords, and modulation.
IIIModal mixture, the Neapolitan, augmented sixth chords, chromatic and enharmonic modulation, and form.
IVExtended harmony, chromatic mediants, new scales and rhythms, set theory, serialism, and music since 1945.