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Unit I. Tone: Intonation, formant. Ave verum corpus, W. A. Mozart ; Mary's little boy Chile, arranged by Jester Hairston ; A boy is born, Earl George ; With a voice of singing, Martin Shaw -- Unit II. Melody: Speechsong (sprechstimme), motive, transposition, text-setting. Michie banjo, Arnold Freed ; Elegy, Ludwig van Beethoven ; Hist whist, music by Jere Hutcheson, text by E. E. Cummings ; Play party, adapted by Robert De Cormier -- Unit III. Rhythm: Rhythmic pattern, augmentation, diminution, agogic accent. O savior, throw the heavens wide, Johannes Brahms ; Rise up, my love, my fair one, Healey Willan ; Dance alleluia, Arnold Freed ; Pater noster, Igor Stravinsky -- Unit IV. Harmony: Non-tertial harmony, serial organization. Out of the depths, Robert Beadell ; Anthem, Igor Stravinsky ; Haiku, James McCray -- Unit V. Texture: Homophony, monophony, unison, spacing. Holiday song, William Schuman ; Hodie Christus natus est, Gregorian chant -- Unit VI. Tonality: Atonality, pantonality. What a dainty life and Let tomorrow take care of tomorrow, John Bavicchi ; A swan, Paul Hindemith -- Unit VIII. Form: Motive, theme, phrase, period. The shepherd's farewell to the holy family, Hector Berlioz ; A song of Hanukkah, Samuel Adler. |
