Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann

Contents

• Part I . Methodological Orientation: Harmonic Analysis through Listening:
• 1. Foundation diatonic processes;
• 2. Surges;
• 3. IV5-6 V;
• 4. I5-6 II;
• 5. Surging 6-Phase chords;
• 6. Surges with ninths;
• 7. Colorful variants of II;
• 8. III along the path from I to V;
• Part II . Masterpieces:
• 9. Mendelssohn: Octet in E Major (op. 20), Movement 1 in Response to Greg Vitercik and Benedict Taylor;
• 10. Mendelssohn: song without words in F Major (op. 85/1) in response to Allen Cadwallader;
• 11. Schumann: 'Warum?' from Phantasiestucke (op. 12) in Response to L. Poundie Burstein;
• 12. Mendelssohn: song without words in A Major (op. 53/1) in response to Yosef Goldenberg;
• 13. Schumann: three songs from Liederkreis (op. 39) in Response to Charles Burkhart and David Ferris;
• 14. Schumann: 'Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai' from Dichterliebe (op. 48, no. 1) in response to Deborah Stein;
• 15. Schumann: Sonata in A Minor for violin and piano (op. 105) in response to Peter H. Smith.