MUSA 3100 Chromatic Harmony
This course covers the basic principles of chromatic progression. The proper use of secondary dominants, diminished seventh chords, and augmented triads precedes an in-depth study of the harmonization of Bach chorales, the concept of modulation using modal exchange, and the introduction of Neapolitan sixth and augmented sixth chords. We will study via harmonic and form analysis the works of great composers including Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Wagner. Training in Keyboard Skills is required in the accompanying Lab.
Course overview
- Department
- Music Academic
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 0
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall,Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- MUSA2100
Requirements fulfilled
- Music (Before Fall 2026): Required music theory and composition courses (Before Fall 2026 (page heading "Major Requirements Before Fall 2026"; elsewhere the page calls these "contracts before fall 2026"))
Official evaluation summary
3.48 / 5
Data freshness
Instructors
- Ayako Hattori
- Thomas Lee
- Emily Murphy
- Ralf Gawlick
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05