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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000005.txt from 2004/04
From: Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@-----.net>
Subj: [DR-L] Music Theory Quiz #1
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 00:59:19 -0500
Music Theory Quiz #1
1) a) What is the Proper Name for the "Study of
Harmony", (according to leading conservatories
and universities around the world)? (If you
answered "Harmony", you are one of the millions
who is SO ignorant, that you are part of the
problem!) The reason that this Field of Study has
a special name is because it includes a number of
topics, to make a more complete picture, of which
"harmony" is only one central part.
1) b) Name as many relevant other topics, as you
can, that are included in this Field of Study along
with "harmony".
2) Correctly Spell the 4 Colors of Tonal Triads,
the 3 Colors of Quartal Triads, and One example
of a "Pure" Duodecuple Triad, all rooted (or at
least starting on) the note C:
A. 4 Colors of Tonal Triads, in Root Position
1) C, _ , _ .
2) C, _ , _ .
3) C, _ , _ .
4) C, _ , _ .
B. Quartal Triads
1) C, _ , _ .
2) C, _ , _ .
3) C, _ , _ .
C. One "Pure" Duodecuple Triad example
1) C, _ , _ .
3) A "Fully Chromatic Melody" differs from a
"12-Tone Formula" because, although it uses all 12
Pitches, it "usually repeats some of the 12 pitches,
and can be harmonized Tonally, Modally or with a
12-Tone Formula". Some 20th Century Composers
were notorious for using many "Fully Chromatic
Melodies" while NEVER harmonizing them with
a 12-Tone Formula, like American Composer
Samuel Barber (1910-1981). Earlier composers
to use "Fully Chromatic Melodies" were:
a) Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
c) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
d) many 20th Century American Jazzers
e) all of the above.
4) Attempts at 12-Tone Harmony were used
briefly and/or jokingly by:
a) Country/Western singer Charlie Daniels
b) Folk Singer Bob Dylan
c) Josquin Des Prez (ca. 1440-1521)
d) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
5) In 20th Century Counterpoint, the word
"Inversion" means that the original melody has
now been carefully written out "Upside-Down".
Inversion has:
a) only been invented and used by 12-Tone
Formula composers since the 1920's.
b) only been used since 1900, but by both
12-Tone and Non-12-Tone composers.
c) been used by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756-1791) and Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750).
d) been used by many masters of counter-
point since the Baroque Era, and maybe
even earlier.
If you don't know the answer to Question #1,
you are ignorant to the point of being dangerous.
Such people think they know that Topic, because
they can "harmonize" with many Popular Music
Songs. What they don't realize is that most
Popular Music Songs for the last 600 years are
based on the same 4 Chord Functions, so after
having heard them thousands of times, if you
can't harmonize with them, you'd have to be a
moron. Sadly these people dominate our culture,
and often turn vicious, when you prove how
ignorant and arrogant they are.
If you are an Amateur Musician, you need to
learn the answers to Question #2, as they are
fundamental and sadly are NOT known to
enough Amateur Musicians! The answers to
Questions # 3, 4 and 5 might surprise many
people.
Bear Woodson
Composer in Tucson, Arizona, USA
"Bear Woodson" <bearwoodson@-----.net>
Bachelor's in Music Theory & Composition from:
Arizona State University and
California Institute of the Arts, Dec. 1977
Full Fellowship at the Richard Strauss Conservatory
under Dr. Peter Jona Korn 1979-1980
Master's in Music Theory & Composition from:
Arizona State University, May 1996
Nominated in Spring 2003 for:
Arizona Governor's Arts Award and a Pulitzer
http://www.fluteconnection.net/
Then click on "Contemporary Composers",
then click on "Bear Woodson".
Here is the library listing of an Entire Dissertation
written about 4 of my works for Horn:
http://catalog.lib.asu.edu/search/a?SEARCH=McGale
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