MUSC 257 - Harmony II

Credit(s): 2
Lecture: 1
Non-Lecture: 2
A continuation of MUSC 256, an introduction to modern harmonic practice. A compositional study of contemporary post-romantic/ post-tonal harmonic techniques including use of extended harmonies, modern dissonance treatment, non-functional chromaticism, modality, parallelism, use of whole tone scales, pentatonicism and octatonicsm, quartal and quintal harmonies, and atonal/ free chromatic counterpoint. Course focuses on writing for small instrumental ensembles. Offered every fall.

Prerequisite(s): MUSC 256.