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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
04/27/26	Rondo	Bigot, Marie, Sonata, Op. 1, mvt. IV Rondo: Allegro
04/27/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Boulogne, Joseph, Piano Sonata in C major, mvt. 1, mm.82-89
04/25/26	Neo-Riemannian Theory	Price, Florence Beatrice, Piano Quintet in A minor, mvt. 1 Allegro non troppo, mm.243-252
04/25/26	6/4 Chords	Price, Florence Beatrice, Piano Quintet in A minor, mvt. 1 Allegro non troppo, mm.7-12
04/24/26	Chromatic Sequences	Maier, Amanda, Violin Sonata in B minor, mvt. III. Allegro molto vivace, mm. 373-384
04/23/26	Augmented Triad	Maier, Amanda, Violin Sonata in B minor, mvt. III. Allegro molto vivace, mm. 303-311
04/23/26	Chromatic and Enharmonic Modulations	Maier, Amanda, Violin Sonata in B minor, mvt. III. Allegro molto vivace, mm.243-266
04/22/26	Chromatic Sequences	Maier, Amanda, Violin Sonata in B minor, mvt. III. Allegro molto vivace, mm.243-250
04/18/26	Neapolitan Sixth Chords	Maier, Amanda, Violin Sonata in B minor, mvt. I. Allegro, mm.245-248
04/14/26	Index of Composers	Composer added Justin Elie
04/14/26	Augmented Triad	Elie, Justin, Queen of the Night, from Babylon, A Suite of Four Oriental Sketches, No. III., mm. 78-82
04/07/26	Rondo	Billington, Elizabeth Weichsell, Six Progressive Lessons for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte, Op. 2, Sonata II, mvt. II Rondo, Presto
03/31/26	Diatonic Sequences	Billington, Elizabeth Weichsell, Six Progressive Lessons for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte, Op. 2, Sonata III, mvt. II Rondo Vivace, mm.64-67
03/31/26	Index of Composers	Composer added Elizabeth Weichsell Billington
03/31/26	Rondo	Billington, Elizabeth Weichsell, Six Progressive Lessons for the Harpsichord or Piano Forte, Op. 2, Sonata III, mvt. II Rondo Vivace
03/27/26	Manifestos	Wagner, Richard, Artwork of the Future
03/27/26	Manifestos	Maciunas, George, Fluxus Manifesto
03/26/26	Minimalism	Eastman, Julius, Femenine (1974)
03/26/26	Index of Composers	Composer added Allan Kaprow
03/26/26	Index of Composers	Composer added Julius Eastman
03/26/26	Index of Composers	Composer added Ben Patterson
03/26/26	Happenings and Performance Art	Patterson, Ben, Paper Piece
03/26/26	Minimalism	Eastman, Julius, Gay Guerrilla, for 3 violins, 2 violas, cello, and double bass
03/26/26	Minimalism	Minimalism Chapter added
03/26/26	Minimalism	Eastman, Julius, Buddha
03/26/26	Happenings and Performance Art	Kaprow, Allan, How To Make A Happening (1968)
03/26/26	Happenings and Performance Art	Kaprow, Allan, Fluids (1967)
03/26/26	Happenings and Performance Art	Cage, John, Water Walk
03/26/26	Rondo	Rondo Chapter added
03/26/26	Rondo	Sirmen, Maddalena Laura, Six Trios, Sonata V, mvt. II Allegro
03/25/26	Tonic and Dominant	Sirmen, Maddalena Laura, Six Trios, Sonata IV, mvt. II Rondo Allegretto, mm.35-42
03/24/26	Extended Tonicization	Andrée, Elfrida, Piano Trio No.2, mvt. I Allegro agitato, mm. 44-52
03/24/26	Augmented 6th Chords	Andrée, Elfrida, Piano Trio No.2, mvt. I Allegro agitato, mm. 28-35
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