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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 and Changes

Date	Chapter	Example Added and Changes
03/24/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Park, Maria Hester, Divertimento for piano and violin, I. Andante Affetuoso, mm.9-16
03/23/26	Supertonic and Submediant	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 10, Da eben seinen Lauf vollbracht, mm.1-8
03/23/26	Periods and Sentences	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 10, Da eben seinen Lauf vollbracht, mm.1-8
03/23/26	Leading-tone	Park, Maria Hester, Divertimento for violin and piano, mm. 71-78
03/23/26	Non-Chord Tones	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 11 Wenn ich der Kaiser wäre, mm.1-8
03/23/26	Periods and Sentences	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 11 Wenn ich der Kaiser wäre, mm.1-8
03/23/26	Tonic/Subdominant/Dominant	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 11 Wenn ich der Kaiser wäre, mm.1-8
03/22/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel, 3 Klavierstücke, No. 3 Abschied von Rom, mm.1-3
03/20/26	Tonic and Dominant	Park, Maria Hester, Divertimento for violin and piano, mm.1-8
03/20/26	Index of Composers	Composer added – Elizabeth Turner
03/20/26	Diatonic Sequences	Turner, Elizabeth, Lesson 1 in G minor for harpsichord, mm.1-6
03/19/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Paradis, Maria Theresia von, 12 Lieder, No. 9 Vaterlandslied, mm.15-22
03/13/26	Augmented Triad	Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny, Frage for voice and piano, H-U 118, mm. 4-6
03/11/26	Pivot Chord and Diatonic Modulations	(Engraving Correction) Liebmann, Hélène Riese , Grand Sonata for piano, mvt. III. Allegro vivace, mm.59-78
03/11/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Mendelssohn, Fanny Hensel, 5 Lieder, Op. 10: I. Nach Süden, mm.1-9
03/11/26	Model Mixture	Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny, 5 Lieder, Op. 10: No. 5. Bergeslust, mm.54-62
03/09/26	Mode Mixture	Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny, 5 Lieder, Op. 10: No. 5. Bergeslust, mm.13-22
02/26/26	Handouts	4-part Negative Harmony Example 2 – Ich Dank’ Dir, Lieber Herre
02/25/26	Handouts	Quadruple and Triple Plagal Chord Loops/Progressions (link)
02/20/26	Handouts	Plagal-Based Chord Diagram for Popular Music
02/20/26	Handouts	4-part Negative Harmony Example – Aus Meines Herzens Grunde
02/19/26	Handouts	Extended Tertian Handout
02/18/26	Handouts	Negative Harmony Handouts added
02/18/26	Sample Assignments	Negative Harmony Assignment II. with Answer Key uploaded
02/17/26	Table of Contents	Negative Harmony Category Added
02/17/26	Sample Assignments	Negative Harmony Assignment I. with Answer Key uploaded
12/15/25	Sample Assignments	Non-Chord Tones Quiz
10/13/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Bosmans, Henriette, Vier Voordrachtstukken No. 2 Uit vervlogen Tijd, Allegro molto moderato, mm.1-8
10/13/25	Sample Assignments	Chromatic and Enharmonic Modulations Asgmt. added with answer key
10/13/25	Chromatic and Enharmonic Modulations	Abrupt and Enharmonic Modulations changed to Chromatic and Enharmonic Modulations
10/08/25	Pivot Chord and Direct Modulations	Liebmann, Hélène Riese , Grand Sonata for piano, mvt. III. Allegro vivace, mm.59-78
10/07/25	Leading-tone	Liebmann, Hélène Riese , Grand Sonata for piano, mvt. II. Andante espressivo, mm.1-4
10/06/25	Treatises	Treatises Chapter updated (work in progress)
10/06/25	Tonic and Dominant	Liebmann, Hélène Riese, Grand Sonata for piano, Op.3, mvt. I. Allegro moderato, mm. 12-15
10/06/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – Hélène Riese Liebmann
10/05/25	Abrupt and Enharmonic Modulations	Bosmans, Henriette, Veir Voordrachtstukken (four presentation pieces) for violin and piano, No.1 Preludium, Moderato assai, entire composition
10/03/25	Non-Chord Tones	Schumann, Clara, Piano Sonata, mvt. II, Adagio, mm.1-4
10/02/25	Mode Mixture	Schumann, Clara, Piano Sonata, mvt. II, Adagio, mm.1-8
10/02/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Schumann, Clara, Piano Sonata, mvt. II, Adagio, mm.1-8
10/02/25	minor v	Schumann, Clara, Piano Sonata, mvt. II, Adagio, mm.1-8
10/01/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Jaëll, Marie, Les Orientales, mvt. IV, Nourmahal-la-rousse, mm. 73-78
10/01/25	Augmented Triad	Jaëll, Marie, Les Orientales, mvt. IV, Nourmahal-la-rousse, mm. 73-78
10/01/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Mayer, Emilie, Ungaraise for piano, Op. 31, mm.138-153
09/30/25	Cadences	Soro, Enrique, Two Humoresques for piano, Scherzo No. 3, Allegro con brio, mm.113-120
09/30/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Lambert, Charles Lucien, La Flamenca -musical drama in four acts, Prelude, Allegro molto animato e giocoso, mm. 110-115 (It+6 of tonic add 5)
09/30/25	4-Part Chorales that aren’t Bach	Telemann, Georg Philipp – TWV 1:12 Ach Gott! es geht gar übel zu – Part 1
09/29/25	Modes	Yamada, Kōsaku, Three Old Japanese Art Dances for piano, mvt. I, Tsuru – Kame (Crane and Tortoise), Andante tranquillo, mm.1-8 (Han-Kumoi scale)
09/28/25	6/4 Chords	Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny, Das Jahr, 12 Characterstucke: No. 6. June (first Version), mm.1-5
09/28/25	Cadences	Bosmans, Henriëtte, Arietta for viola and piano, Largo, mm.37-51
09/27/25	Neapolitan Sixth Chords	Bosmans, Henriëtte, Arietta for viola and piano, Largo, mm.37-51
09/26/25	Neo-Riemannian Theory	Mendelssohn, Fanny, Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke: No. 10, October, mm. 31-40
09/26/25	Cadences	Mendelssohn, Fanny, Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke: No. 2. February, mm.179-185
09/26/25	Chromatic Sequences	Beach, Amy, Four Sketches op.15, No. 1 In Autumn, Allegro ma non tanto, mm. 37-46
09/25/25	Altered Dominants	Bosmans, Henriëtte, Arietta for viola and piano, mm.43-45
09/25/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Tanaka, Hidekazu (MONACA), Scorching Switch, mm.39-50
09/25/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – Henriëtte Bosmans
09/25/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Bosmans, Henriëtte, Arietta for viola and piano, mm.1-7
09/25/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Ohmori, Motoki (Mrs. GREENAPPLE), Ao To Natsu, mm.48-56
09/23/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Yoon, Il-sang, Snowflake (눈꽃), piano arrangment, mm.18-25
09/23/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Hyakkoku, Hajime, Ohayou, Mata Ashita (Good Morning, See you Tomorrow), mm.9-16
09/23/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Tanaka, Hidekazu and Satoru Kosaki, 7 Girls War, mm.151-166
09/22/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Tanaka, Hidekazu and Mafumafu (MONACA), Everybody Senpai!, mm.8-15
09/21/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Matsumoto, Toshiaki, Everything (sung by Misia), piano cover, mm.39-48
09/21/25	Ikisugi Chord イキスギ Blackadder Chord	Chapter added – Ikisugi Chord イキスギ / Blackadder Chord
09/18/25	6/4 Chords	Faisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op.14, mvt. I. Allegro animato, mm. 217-220
09/18/25	Augmented Triad	Faisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op.14, mvt. I. Allegro animato, mm. 211-214
09/18/25	Mode Mixture	Faisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op.14, mvt. I. Allegro animato, mm. 211-224
09/18/25	Cadences	Faisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op.14, mvt. I. Allegro animato, mm. 211-224
09/18/25	Mode Mixture	Faisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 14, mvt. IV Andante. Allegro risoluto, mm.334-340
09/16/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – Clara Faisst
09/16/25	Neo-Riemannian Theory	Faisst, Clara, Praeludium im gotischen Stil, Op.28, mm.17-25
09/16/25	Neo-Riemannian Theory	Chapter added – Neo-Riemannian Theory
09/16/25	Extended Tonicization	Faisst, Clara, Praeludium im gotischen Stil, Op.28, mm.17-25
09/15/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Szymanowska, Maria, Pieśń z wieży (Song from the Tower) Agitato, mm. 17-18
09/15/25	Neapolitan Sixth Chords	Szymanowska, Maria, Pieśń z wieży (Song from the Tower) Agitato, mm. 17-18
09/15/25	6/4 Chords	White, Joseph, Violinesque, Op. 32, mm.81-89
09/14/25	Abrupt and Enharmonic Modulations	White, Joseph, Violinesque, Op. 32, Allegro moderato, mm.90-120
09/11/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Moussorgsky, Modest, Une Plaisanterie, Allegro, mm. 71-86
09/11/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Tchaikovsky, Peter, Album for the Young, No. 4 The Little Horseman, Vivo, mm.37-41
09/11/25	Extended Tonicization	Tchaikovsky, Peter, Album for the Young, No. 4 The Little Horseman, Vivo, mm.22-41
09/11/25	Common tone diminished 7th chords	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich, Album for the Young, No. 1 Morning prayer, mm. 20-24
09/10/25	Altered Dominants	Faunt Le Roy Runcie, Constance, 2 Offertory Songs, No. 1, The Dove of Peace (A Wish) mm. 32-39
09/09/25	Chromatic Sequences	Velásquez, José Francisco (the younger) Por más que el fiero Averno, mm.74-93
09/09/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Faunt Le Roy Runcie, Constance, 2 Offertory Songs, No. 1, The Dove of Peace (A Wish) mm.60-73
09/09/25	Extended Tonicization	Faunt Le Roy Runcie, Constance, 2 Offertory Songs, No. 1, The Dove of Peace (A Wish) mm.60-73
09/08/25	Minor v	Chaminade, Cécile, Arabesque No.1, Op.61, mm.1-8
09/08/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Mayer, Emilie, Cello Sonata in C major, mvt. III, Allegro con brio, mm.299-303
09/07/25	Cadences	Mayer, Emilie, Cello Sonata in C Major, mvt. III Un poco adagio, mm.120-123
09/07/25	Mode Mixture	Mayer, Emilie, Cello Sonata in C major, mvt. I. mm.17-30
09/07/25	Mode Mixture	Le Beau, Luise Adolpha, 3 Pieces, Op. 1: No. 1. Fantasie-Stuck, mm.103-108
09/06/25	Altered Dominants	Carreño, Teresa, Le Sommeil de L’enfant, Berceuse, Op.35, Allegretto quasi andante, mm. 101-106
09/06/25	Augmented Triad	Farrenc, Louise, Cello Sonata in Bb, Op. 46, mvt. I. Allegro moderato, mm.82-86
09/04/25	Extended Tonicization	Answer keys added to most examples
09/04/25	Extended Tonicization	Faunt Le Roy Runcie, Constance, Silence and The Sea, mm.67-74
09/02/25	Table of Contents	Tonicization changed to Extended Tonicization (work in progress)
09/02/25	Extended Tonicization	Merikanto, Oskar, Valse lente, Op.33, mm.13-24
09/02/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – Oskar Merikanto
09/02/25	Periods and Sentences	Merikanto, Oskar, Valse lente, Op.33, mm.1-16
09/02/25	Mediant and Subtonic	Merikanto, Oskar, Valse lente, Op.33, mm.1-16
09/01/25	Augmented Triad	Aulin, Valborg, Op. 8, 7 Piano Pieces, No. 7 Fantasi, mm.144-148
09/01/25	Augmented Triad	Aulin, Valborg, Op. 8, 7 Piano Pieces, No. 5 Scherzo, mm.49-56
09/01/25	Cadences	Valborg, Aulin, Tre Fantasistycken för piano, Op. 30, II. Humoreske, Allegro energico, mm.167-173
08/31/25	Applied Chords	Malher, Alma, 5 Lieder: V. Ich wandle unter Blumen, mm.1-8
08/31/25	Neapolitan Sixth Chords	Malher, Alma, 5 Lieder: V. Ich wandle unter Blumen, mm.1-8
08/31/25	Altered Dominants	Malher, Alma, 5 Gesänge: II. Ekstase, mm.18-23
08/31/25	Cadences	Malher, Alma, 5 Gesänge: II. Ekstase, mm.58-64 (piano coda)
08/30/25	Cadences	Colbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 3, Benché ti sia crudel, Allegro Moderato, mm.27-40
08/29/25	Chromatic Sequences	Bon, Anna, Six Sonatas for harpsichord, Sonata I. mvt. II Andantino, mm.9-11
08/29/25	Diatonic Sequences	Bon, Anna, Six Sonatas, Op.2, No. 1, mvt. I. Allegro, mm.28-32
08/29/25	First Inversion Chords	Kralik, Mathilde, Prince Evgenivs, mm.1-5 (piano intro)
08/29/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Mayer, Emilie, Two Songs for voice and piano, No. 2 Das Schlüsselloch im Herzen, mm.8-20
08/28/25	Mode Mixture	The Clash, London Calling, mm.1-8
08/28/25	Mode Mixture	Tegnér, Alice, Nyårshymn for male choir, mixed choir and organ, mm.1-16
08/27/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Soro, Enrique, Caprice for piano, Allegro vivace, mm.13-16
08/26/25	Supertonic and Submediant	Colbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 2 Il piè s’allontana, Allegretto non tanto, mm.1-8
08/26/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – William Grant Still
08/26/25	Supertonic and Submediant	Still, William Grant, Danzas de Panama – 2. Mejorana y Socavon
08/26/25	Cadences	Hamilton, Fayette Montgomery, The Parting Hour Has Come, mm.9-16
08/26/25	Cadences	Hamilton, Fayette Montgomery, Let Us Look to Jesus
08/25/25	Dominant 9th Chords	Andrée, Elfrida, Fem smärre tonbilder, Op.7, IV. Andante, mm.13-16
08/25/25	Neapolitan Sixth Chords	Andrée, Elfrida, Fem smärre tonbilder, Op.7, IV. Andante, mm.13-16
08/24/25	Augmented Triad	Andrée, Elfrida, Fem smärre tonbilder, Op.7, II. Andante, mm.15-18
08/23/25	Augmented 6th Chords	Andrée, Elfrida, Fem smärre tonbilder, Op.7, II. Andante, mm.1-4
08/23/25	Cadences	Andrée, Elfrida, Piano Quartet in A minor, III. Finale: Allegro, mm.262-271
08/19/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – He Luting
08/19/25	Modes	Luting, He, Rebirth in the Mountains for Orchestra, section after introduction
08/19/25	Modes	Luting, He, Night Flute in a Desolate Village, for Orchestra , mm.1-9
08/18/25	Periods and Sentences	Park, Maria Hester, Sonata in C, Op. 7, mvt. I Allegro spirito, mm.1-16
08/18/25	Index of Composers	Composer added – Semyon Panchenko
08/18/25	Mode Mixture	Panchenko, Semyon, 3 Sonnets, Op. 2, No.3, mm.1-9
08/18/25	Minor v	Panchenko, Semyon, 3 Sonnets, Op. 2, No.3, mm.1-9