Music Theory IV Final Study Guide

The Ger+6 Chord is enharmonically equivalent to which other chord

If a ________ resolves like a __________, the key will go up a half-step

Ger+6

V7

If a _________ resolves like a ______, the key will go down a half-step

V7

Ger+6

If a ________ resolves like a ____________, the key will go up a major third.

V7/IV

Ger+6

How many different “roots” may a fully-diminished seventh chord have?

Four

Quite often, an enharmonic modulation with a fully-diminished seventh chord will incorporate what function? (I.E., what Roman numeral for the fully-diminished seventh chord is frequently seen?)

o7/ V

Parallel

Exchanges triad w/ its Parallel major or minor

Relative

exchanges a triad w/ its relative major or minor

Leittonwechsel

The root of the major triad goes down by ½ step or 5th of minor triad goes up by ½ step

Nebenverwandt

Root of major triad / 5th of minor triad is common tone; remaining voices move up or down by ½ to closest chord member

SLIDE

3rd remains same; other pitches move up or down by ½ step to closest triad

Hexatonic Pole

Two triads complete hexatonic scale

What are Karlheinz Stockhausen’s four criteria for electronic music?

What are the general style characteristics of Minimalist music?

Compare and contrast the concepts of diatonic, real, and mixed, as it pertains to both secundal/ quartal harmony and planing/parallelism.

What is the difference between bitonality and bichordality?

What is the difference between 12-tone serialism and total serialism?

What does aleatoric music mean?

Identify at least three representative composers for each of the following concepts:

Planing/Parallelism

Diatonic modes

Symmetrical scales

12-tone serialism

Minimalism

Expanded timbre

Western music developed a sense of “noise” as taboo. What two characteristics are largely responsible for this notion?

Discus Ligeti’s concept of the sound mass?

What is the difference between musique concrete and electronic music?