Miscellaneous harmonies
The following pieces contain examples of some other harmonies or harmonic techniques that are not listed on other pages, including:
Extended tertian chhords (9, 11, 13 chords)
Augmented triads
Chromatic mediants
Major-minor chord movement
Quartal/Quintal harmonies
Screendoor progression (IV-bVII-I)
Turnarounds
Pieces that are not in the Public Domain are marked as NON-PD and may not have a score.
PERIOD/PAGE | COMPOSER | COMPOSER CATEGORY | COMPOSITION | ANALYTIC TOPICS |
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Period/Page | Composer | Composer Category | Composition | Analytic Topics |
Romantic | Franck, Cesar | French | Sonata in A Major for Violin and piano, Mvt. 1: Allegretto ben moderato | Aug 6, extended tertian chords |
Impressionism | Faure, Gabriel | French | “Apres un Reve,” No. 1 of Op. 7 Three Songs | Modified strophic, extended tertian |
Impressionism | Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel | Black | Forest Scenes, Op. 66, No. 1: “The Lone Forest Maiden” | Extended tertian, Aug 6, Ternary |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Coltrane, John | Black | “Giant Steps” (1959) – NON-PD | Augmented triads, Coltrane changes |
Romantic | Wolf, Hugo | Austrian, Male | “Das Verlassene Magdlein” from Morike Lieder | Ternary, augmented triads, Aug 6, chromatic mediants |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Williams, John | American | “Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Chromatic Mediants |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Brown, Clifford and Roach, Max | American, male, black | “Daahoud” (1962) – NON-PD | Tritone sub, descending bass |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Noble, Ray | British, jazz | “Cherokee (Indian Love Song)” (1938) – NON-PD | Altered dominants (V+), Major-Minor movement of the same chord, sequence of ii-V-I progressions. |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Lerner, Alan Jay and Lowe, Frederick | American | “Almost Like Being in Love” (1947) – NON-PD | passing diminished 7th (descending), ii-V-I progression, “screendoor” progression – deceptive resolution in ii-V-I progression |
20th century | Auerbach, Lera | Female, Soviet born, American | Lonely Suite: Ballet for a Lonely Violinist (2002-NON-PD) | Ternary form, binary form, timbre related, quartal harmony |
Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Lennon, John and McCartney, Paul | United Kingdom (England), Male | “Hey Jude” (1968) – NON-PD | Secondary Dominants. Turnaround |