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Anthology questions

Chap. 1
Tonic triad
Chap. 2
Dominant
Chap. 3
Dominant 7th
Chap. 4
Sub-dominant
Chap. 5
I 6/4
Chap. 6
1st inversion
Chap. 7
supertonic
Chap. 8
V7 inversions
Chap. 9
Linear 6/4
Chap. 10
iii/vi
Chap. 11
vii°
Chap. 12
variants
Chap. 13
ii7
Chap. 14
vii°7
Chap. 15
All 7ths
Chap. 16
Pieces
Chap. 17
V/V etc.
Chap. 18
Modulation

Chapter 9
Linear 6/4 chords

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# 69 Concerto No. 1 Piano, op. 15 - Beethoven

View and play piece here.

1. What is the key this piece:

2. What is the texture:

3. What is the cadence in m 15-16?

3. What roman numeral would best describe the following chords:

m3 b2 If 6/4 chord, what type?
m7 b3 If 6/4 chord, what type?
   m11 If 6/4 chord, what type?

4. Beethoven chose to use some inversions of chords when harmonizing the melodic line in m. 7. Why do you think he chose these inversions?


#74 Sonatina op. 88, no. 3 - Kuhlau

View and play piece here.

1. What is the key this piece:

2. What is the texture:

3. What is the phrase structure (form):

4. In what way are the phrase relationships somewhat unlike those we have seen before?

5. What roman numeral would best describe the following chords:

    m5 If 6/4 chord, what type?
    m9 If 6/4 chord, what type?


# 76 Sonatina in G major - Beethoven

View and play piece here.

1. What is the key of this piece:

2. What is the texture:

3. What is the bass figuration called:

4. What is the phrase structure (form):

5. What roman numeral would best describe the following chords:

    m1 If 6/4 chord, what type?
    m2 If 6/4 chord, what type?
m9 b3 If 6/4 chord, what type?


#77 Symphony No. 7 - Beethoven

  1. How does Beethoven play with your sense of tonality as he establishes the key for this excerpt?
  2. The chord in m6 contains a non-chord tone. What is the best interpretation of this chord and what kind of non-chord tone is used?
  3. Examine the harmonies in m11. What kind of 6/4 chord is used? How about the 6/4 in m13?
  4. Locate the cadences on the first page of this excerpt? Where and what are they? Where does the first phrase begin? What kind of phrase relationship do we have here? (It may help you to isolate the melody and study it apart from the harmony.)

#84 H.M.S. Pinafore, "I'm Called Little Buttercup"

  1. What kind of 6/4 chord appears in m6? What type of non-chord tones are there in this measure?
  2. What kind of 6/4 in m13?
  3. Look at the analysis for the chord in m9 and try to understand it. This will help you later in the semester!
  4. Locate and identify the cadences, phrases, and resulting phrase relationships.