HOST- Jeremy Burns, Matthew Scott Phillips
GENRE- Theory
DURATION- 80:26
BUMPER MUSIC- "The Sundials: Sic Praeterit" (Matthew Scott Phillips)
ANNOUNCER- Mike Cunliffe
Schenkerian analysis is a deeper dive into the sea of theory discussions we've had so far. In this episode, we will merely dip our toes into this counterpoint based system. Get ready for another perspective of how classical music works!
OVERVIEW
There are different levels which musical elements and ideas occur. In the foreground level, is all the musical notes with all of it's embellishments and rhythms. Within the middle ground level, exists certain musical ideas that indicated the structural component of the music. The background level is the structural component of the harmonic motion. Two methods for analyisis we will be discussing in this episode will be PROLONGATION and HORIZONTILIZATION.