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The mission of the project to provide resources to teaching faculty and other curious people to produce a more inclusive curriculum by including works of composers who have worked within the common practice who are not normally encountered in music theory courses.  These composers include: women composers, LGBTQ composers, composers of color, and non-Western European composers.

Dr. David Dean Mendoza

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Recently Added Examples

DateChapterExample Added
5/26/23Common-tone ModulationsCastro, Ricardo, Valse Mélancolique, Op.36, No. 2, mm.1-21
5/25/236/4 ChordsCastro, Ricardo, Valse Mélancolique, Op.36, No. 2, mm.1-9
5/25/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Ricardo Castro
5/23/23Tonic and DominantSzymanowska, Maria, Vingt exercices et préludes: No. 6 in C Major, mm.1-4
5/23/23Augmented 6th ChordsSzymanowska, Maria, Vingt exercices et préludes: No. 6 in C Major, mm.1-7
5/22/23Dominant 9th ChordsChasselon, Mélanie, Intermezzo for piano, Allegretto, mm.18-25
5/22/23Periods and SentencesChasselon, Mélanie, Intermezzo for piano, Allegretto, mm.18-25
5/22/23Applied ChordsChasselon, Mélanie, Intermezzo for piano, Allegretto, mm.18-25
5/17/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Mélanie Chasselon
5/16/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Pauline Viardot
5/16/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Cécile Chaminade 
5/16/23Non-Chord TonesColbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 2, Il piè s’allontana,
Allegretto non tanto, mm.1-7
5/15/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Alice Tegnér
5/15/23Sonata FormPark, Maria Hester, Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 7, mvt. I. Allegro Spirito (needs to be engraved)
5/15/23Sonata FormPark, Maria Hester, Keyboard Sonata in Eb major, Op. 4, No. 2, mvt. I. Allegretto (needs to be engraved)
5/15/23Sonata FormPark, Maria Hester, Keyboard Sonata in F major, Op. 4, No. 1, mvt. I. Allegro (needs to be engraved)
5/15/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Maria Hester Park
5/14/23Augmented TriadBartholdy, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Four Lieder for piano, Op. 2, No. 4, mm.1-7
5/12/23Leading-toneBartholdy, Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn, Four Lieder for piano, Op. 2, No. 2 Andante con moto, mm.1-7
5/12/23First Inversion Chords (I,IV,ii,V)Sancho, Ignatius, A Collection of New Songs, No. 2 Sweetest Bard, mm. 9-12 – recording found!
(please support the Raritan Players!) (link to recording)
5/12/23First Inversion Chords (I,IV,ii,V)Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. II. Rondeau, mm. 32-39
5/12/23Periods and SentencesBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. II. Rondeau, mm. 32-39
5/11/23Index of ComposersComposer added – Dora Bright
5/11/23Tonic and DominantBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. II. Rondeau, mm.1-8 
5/11/23Periods and SentencesBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm. 30-38
5/11/23Periods and SentencesBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm. 15-22
5/11/23Periods and SentencesSancho, Ignatius, New Songs, No. 5 Kate of Aberdeen, mm.13-20
5/10/23Periods and SentencesReichardt, Louise, Twelve Songs, No. 1, Fruhlingsblumen, mm.1-8
5/10/23Periods and SentencesSancho, Ignatius, New Songs, No. 3 Anacreon Ode XXIII, mm.9-20
5/09/23Periods and SentencesBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 2, mvt. II. Menuetto Rondeau, mm.1-8
5/09/23Neapolitan Sixth ChordsColbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 6, Chi sa qual core
Andante mosso, mm.10-18
5/09/23Neapolitan Sixth ChordsMussorgsky, Modest, In the Village for piano, Larghetto. Quasi fantasia,
mm.5-8
5/02/23Augmented Sixth ChordsColbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 3, Benché ti sia crudel,
Allegro Moderato, mm.7-12 (I’m still engraving this example)
5/01/23Leading-toneBologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 1 mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm.87-93 
4/27/234-Part Chorales that aren’t BachAndrée, Elfrida, Ur Drömliv I. Långsamt (Slowlly) (Out of Dream Life I.)
(The text by Viktor Rydberg has been removed)
4/25/23Index of Composers AddedRedesign of index showing names, dates, and reasons for inclusion
4/25/23Leading-toneColbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 1 Povero cor, tu palpiti,
Andantino, mm.5-8
4/20/23Tonic and Dominant Lambert, Charles Lucien Sr., Au Clair de la Lune with variations, Op. 30, mm.1-8
4/20/23Tonic and Dominant Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm.15-18
4/19/23Table of ContentsRedesign of table of contents adding Aural Skills and Keyboard Skills Chapters
4/18/23Periods and SentencesBigot, F. (unknown composer) Violette for piano, Polka Mazurka, moderato, mm.1-8
4/15/23Tonic and Dominant Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm.26-29
4/14/23Tonic and Dominant Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm.15-18