[Ready for the challenges of the Theory Exam, beginning 7:55am, Tuesday, December 11, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA]
Please Provide Added Tones, Chord Names, Numerals, and Realizations as Indicated
Howard Shore (b. 1946) - The Lord of the Rings (2001): Shire Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybZINoDv8I8 (@ 5:12)
(Melodic figurations and harmonization strikingly different from published sheet music above)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Shore
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_The_Lord_of_the_Rings_film_series
Elton John (b. 1947) - The Lion King (1994): The Circle of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zLx_JtcQVI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King_(soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_Life
Mark Alburger (b. 1957) - Antigone (2000): XII. The Pride of Oedipus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3UP6ErSsto
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Alburger
http://markalburgerworks.blogspot.com/2000/08/antigone-op-88.html
Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) - Heart-Shaped Box (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6P0SitRwy8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart-Shaped_Box
Thom Yorke (b. 1968) - Morning Bell (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0TCs7zIsLo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Yorke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_A
Typical Major and Perfect Ascending White-Note Intervals from Do and Sol
Major Second - Do-Re
Sol Bloom (1870-1949) - Snake Charmer (1893) Do Re Me Re Do Re
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Two-Part Inventions (1723): IV. Dm Do Re Me Fa Sol Le
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) - Frere Jacques (1713) Do Re Mi Do Re Mi
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) - Sound of Music (1959): Do-Re-Mi Do Re Mi Do Mi Do
Thomas Morley (1557-1603) - Now Is the Month of Maying (1595) Do Re Mi Do Mi Re
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Two-Part Inventions (1723): XIV. Bb Do Re Mi Re Do Sol
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Two-Part Inventions (1723): I. C Do Re Mi Fa Re Mi
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Well-Tempered Clavier (1722): I. Fugue Do Re Mi Fa Sol Fa
Major Third - Do-Mi
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Two-Part Inventions (1723): VIII. F Do Mi Do Sol Do Do
Henry Suso (1295-1366) - Good Christian Men (In Dulci Jubilo, 1328) Do Mi Fa Sol La Sol
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) - Well-Tempered Clavier (1722): I. Prelude Do Mi Sol Do Mi Sol
Cecil Sharp (1859-1924) - On Top of Old Smokey (1916) Do Mi Sol Do La Fa
F.J. Haydn (1732-1809) - Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise") (1791): II Do Mi Sol Mi Fa Re
W.A. Mozart (1759-1791) - Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 545: (1788) I Do Mi Sol Ti Do Re
Perfect Fourth - Sol-Do
Perfect Fifth - Do-Sol
Major Sixth - Sol-Do
Phillips Carlin (1894-1971) - NBC Chimes (1927) Sol Mi Do
Charles E. Pratt (1841-1902) - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (1881) Sol Mi Re Do Re Do
Major Seventh - Do-Ti
J.S. Bach (1685-1770) Do Ti Do Ti La Fa
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With the wonderful new 16-week semester, coupled with unfortunate fire closures of late November, we are still scrambling to catch up in Music Theory, actually doing the last Harmonization of Quiz 14
before taking it
shortly afterward,
on the very early and
chilly 24th day of fall,
high down an
increment
to 54
(locally and in Pleasant Hill),
coldest since March 3's 52.
Edit page 75 new-edition Mice and Men, Op. 45 (1992): Act III, begin composition of
The Decameron, Op. 289 (2018)
100 Novels for Voices and Instruments, after the work (1353) of Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
Tenth Day - Novel III - Mitridanes, holding Nathan in despite, journeys with intent to kill him
