BAIN MUSC 525
Post-Tonal Theory
Listening/Analysis
Textbook: Joseph N. Straus,
Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory, 4th ed. (New York: Norton,
2016).
The listening and analysis assignments for
MUSC 525 fall into the following five categories. I have created a page
with links to my favorite recordings and analytical media in support of
each category.
- Musical
Examples
Links to recordings and analytical media for all of the Straus 4/e Musical
Examples (organized by chapter and topic).
- Model
Analyses
Links to recordings and analytical media for all twelve Straus 4/e Model
Analyses. The model analyses provide in-depth applications of the
theoretical concepts introduced in each chapter.
- Guided
Analyses
Links to recordings and analytical media for most of the Straus 4/e Guided
Analysis. New to the fourth edition of the book, the Guided
Analyses engage extended musical passages through a set of
analytical prompts. They are designed to be starting points for
analytical discussions and student projects.
- Digital
Anthology
Other musical examples we will discuss in class.
- Graphic
Music Analyses (Straus 2022)
Straus' new book The Art of Post-Tonal Analysis presents 33
animated graphic music analyses in video form. Straus applies the
theoretical principles and analytical techniques introduced in Straus
4/e to diverse array of post-tonal compositions. The videos, which are
presented in strict chronological order, are available on Oxford
University Press book's Companion
Website. They are simply amazing!
References
Straus, Joseph N. 2022. The Art of
Post-Tonal Analysis: Thirty-Three Graphic Music Analysis. New York:
Oxford University Press. {GB;
Oxford;
CW}
______________ 2016. Introduction to
Post-Tonal Theory, 4th ed. New York: Norton. {GB}