Seven Examples of Periodic Structure Analysis
Marek Podhajski
Source(s), Object(s) and Method(s) of Analysis
Source(s) of analysis: Score
Musical work: Mazurka in A Minor Op. 17 No. 4, Mazurka in A Minor Op. 7 No. 2, Mazurka in B Minor Op. 33 No. 4, Mazurka in B-flat Major Op. 17 No. 1, Mazurka in C-sharp Minor Op. 30 No. 4, Mazurka in C-sharp Minor Op. 41 No. 1, Mazurka in C-sharp Minor Op. 50 No. 3
Year of creation: 1824–1831, 1831–1833, 1835–1837, 1838–1839, 1841–1842
Composer's name: Fryderyk Chopin
Methods of analysis: Conventional / Traditional analysis, Formal analysis, Structural analysis
Target Group / Study Level
Level of music analysis knowledge: Beginner, Intermediate
Study cycle: Bachelor, Master
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The Origin and Possible Usage of Transgressio in Music Theory Classes
Sebina Weich
Source(s), Object(s) and Method(s) of Analysis
Source(s) of analysis: Score
Musical work: 3 Rosenkavalier, Concerti musicali Op. 6 No 7 (3rd movement), Piano Concerto KV 414, Solche hergelaufnen Laffen / Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Stabat mater, Symphony 86, Trio Sonata Op. 4 No. 1 (3rd movement), Trio Sonata VII/2 Op.3, Von den Stricken meiner Sünden / St. John Passion
Year of creation: 1689, 1694, 1698, 1724, 1736, 1782, 1786, 1911
Composer's name: Bach, Corelli, Haydn, Mozart, Pergolesi, Strauss, Torelli
Methods of analysis: Conventional / Traditional analysis, Rhetoric analysis, Structural analysis, Style analysis
Target Group / Study Level
Level of music analysis knowledge: Beginner, Intermediate
Study cycle: Bachelor
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Mattheson’s Concept of Klangrede in Two Fugues by Bach and Mozart
Maximilian Nickel
Source(s), Object(s) and Method(s) of Analysis
Source(s) of analysis: Score
Musical work: Fugue in D major BWV 873 / The Well-Tempered Clavier (vol. 2), Kyrie / Requiem in D minor K. 626
Year of creation: 1739–42, 1791
Composer's name: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Methods of analysis: Formal analysis, Rhetoric analysis, Style analysis
Target Group / Study Level
Level of music analysis knowledge: Intermediate
Study cycle: Bachelor, Master
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Third Movement of Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia as a Musical Palimpsest
Antonina Wiatr
Source(s), Object(s) and Method(s) of Analysis
Source(s) of analysis: Score
Musical work: Sinfonia, Symphony No. 2 in C Minor
Year of creation: 1884-1895, 1968-1969
Composer's name: Gustav Mahler, Luciano Berio
Methods of analysis: Other
Target Group / Study Level
Level of music analysis knowledge: Advanced
Study cycle: Master, PhD and professional
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