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Musical Analysis
Art: Praetorius Trombones 1614-1620 Syntagma Musicum · Public domain
- Instructor
- Prof. Peter Child
- Term
- Spring 2008
- Level
- Undergraduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 12 other files · 3 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 21M.350 Musical Analysis, Spring 2008, Prof. Peter Child — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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Before you start
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How this course was organized
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Materials by section
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Assignments
- Amick, Charles. “Theme and Variations in Schubert’s String Quartet no. 14, #2 ” Download
- Sheil, Geoffrey. “Rhythmic Structures in Mozart’s Linz Symphony.” Download
- Ovsey, Simone. “ Jupiter: The Musical Journey of Outward Conflict and Inner Resolution.” Download
Study Materials
9 files
- Analysis of 6/3 sequences Download
- Piano reduction Download
- Principal and secondary melodic tones, with decorative pitches identified Download
- Harmony and non-harmonic tones Download
- Melodic reduction Download
- Analytical graph of the complete melody Download
- Analytical graph (melodic and rhythmic reductions) of mm. 1-16 Download
- Analytical reduction Download
- Analysis of themes Download
Course outline
Study Materials · Lecture Notes
Lecture 11: Bellini ‘ Casta Diva ’
Study Materials · Lecture Notes
Lecture 12: Chopin Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor Chopin Etude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Peter Child, 21M.350 Musical Analysis, Spring 2008.
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