Chaminade, Cecile (1857-1944)
French female composer and pianist. For her bio, click here.
Arabesque No. 1, Op 61 (1892)
Topics: Compound Ternary form
Score: Chaminade-Arabesque Op 61
Publisher: New York: G. Schirmer, 1894.
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Concertino for Flute and Piano, Op 107 (1902)
Topics: Concertino (ABCA), augmented 6 chords
Score: Chaminade-Concertino for Flute and Piano
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
La Morena, Op 67 (1892)
Topics: Ternary form
Score: Chaminade-La Morena, Op 67
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Sonata in Ut Minor for Piano, Op. 21, Mvt 1 (1895)
Topics: Sonata form, Fugue, Neapolitan
Score: Chaminade-Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 21, Mvt 1
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Chopin, Frederic (1810-1849)
Polish, male
Mazurka in A minor, Op 7, No 2 (1830-1831)
Topics: Compound ternary, Rounded binary, Neapolitan, Aug 6
Score: Chopin-Mazurka in A minor
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube (Arthur Rubinstein)
Nocturne, Op. 55, No 1 (1842-44)
Topics: non-functional harmony, linear analysis
Score: Chopin-Nocturne, Op 55 No 1
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube (Arthur Rubinstein)
Prelude No 1 in C Major, Op. 28 No. 1 (1838-1839)
Topics: One-part form, linear analysis
Score: Chopin-Prelude No 1
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: Youtube, Performed by Evginy Kissin
Prelude No 4 in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 (1838-1839)
Topics: Binary form, non-functional harmony, linear analysis
Score: Chopin-Prelude No 4
Editor and Publisher: Craig Stuart Sapp, 1838-1839
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Audio: YouTube
Prelude No 6 in B minor, Op. 28 No. 6 (1838-1839)
Topics: Binary form
Score: Chopin-Prelude No 6
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: Youtube
Prelude No 7 in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 (1838-1839)
Topics: Binary
Score: Chopin-Prelude 7
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube (Arthur Rubinstein)
Prelude No 17 in Ab Major, Op. 28 No. 17 (1838-1839)
Topics: Rondo form (small)
Score: Chopin-Prelude No 17
Publisher: Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1878. Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube, Performed by Grigory Sokolov
Prelude No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20 (1838-1839)
Topics: Binary form, secondary dominants, Aug 6, Neapolitan
Score: Chopin-Prelude No 20
Publisher: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1879]
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Compare to Barry Manilow’s “Could It Be Magic.” Audio can be found here.
Churchill, Frank (1901-1942) and Morey, Larry (1905-1971)
American, males
‘Some Day My Prince Will Come’ (1937) – NON-PD
Topics: (descending) passing diminished 7th chord, secondary dominants (deceptive resolution)
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1937 Bourne Co, New York, NY.
Audio: Youtube, From the movie: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937); By: Walt Disney Pictures; Sung by: Adriana Caselotti.
From the Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Clark, R. Alden (1991-)
Composer for media living Website: https://raldenclark.bandcamp.com/music
Four Cycles (2015) – NON-PD
Topics: Ternary Form, 12-tone
Score: https://raldenclark.bandcamp.com/music
Copyright: 2015, R. Alden Clark
Audio: Digital track on Alden’s website
An analysis of this piece is available in a Powerpoint explaining 12-tone analysis. See 12-tone presentation on https://musictheorymaterials.com/20th-century-techniques/
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel (1875-1912)
Male, Mixed race, British
Forest Scenes: 1. The Lone Forest Maiden, Op. 66 No. 1 (1907)
Topics: extended tertian harmony, Aug 6, Ternary form
Score: Forest Scenes, 1. The Lone Forest Maiden
Publisher: Augener, 1915
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Forest Scenes: 4. Erstwhile They Ride, The Forest Maiden Acknowledges Her Love, Op. 66 No. 4 (1907)
Topics: Rondo form
Score: Forest Scenes, 4. Erstwhile They Ride, The Forest Maiden Acknowledges Her Love
Publisher: Augener, 1915.
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Twenty-Four Negro Melodies, Op 59, No 8: The Bamboula (1905)
Topics: Ternary, Aug 6
Score: 24 Negro Melodies, Op 59, No 8: The Bamboula
Publisher: Boston: Ditson, 1905.
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: YouTube
Sonata in D minor for Violin and Piano, Mvt 1 (1917)
Topics: Sonata form, Augmented 6th chord, cto7
Score: Sonata in D Minor for Violin and Piano, Mvt 1
Publisher: London: Hawkes & Son, 1917.
Copyright: Public Domain (Non-PD EU)
Audio: Spotify
Collins, Albert (1932-1993) and ‘Little Richard’ Penniman (1932-2020)
African-American, male
‘Lucille’ (1957) – NON-PD
Topics: 12-bar blues
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1957, Venice Music Inc.
Audio: “Lucille” from the album Directly from My Heart, sung by Little Richard
Coltrane, John (1926-1967)
American, male; Official website is here.
‘Giant Steps’ (1959) – NON-PD
Topics: Augmented triads, Coltrane changes
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1959, Universal Music Production Group. In: The Real Book, 6th ed. Milwaukee, WI: Hall Leonard, 2004. ISBN: 978-0634060380.
Audio: Giant Steps, Classics Album Collection
“Giant Steps,” on Giant Steps album (1959)
Creston, Paul (1906-1985)
Italian American composer of classical music.
Sonata for Eb Alto Saxophone and piano (1939) – NON-PD
Topics: Rondo form (large)
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1945, Shawnee Press
Audio: YouTube, Mvt 3 at 9:25
Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)
Italian, male.
Quaderno musicale di Annalibera (1952-53) – NON-PD
Topics: 12-tone
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1952, Boosey & Hawkes
Audio: YouTube – all movements
Row: Bb B Eb Gb Ab D Db F G C A E
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)
Male, French
Clair de Lune, No. 3 of Suite bergamasque (1890-1905)
Topics: Ternary form
Score: Debussy-Clair de Lune
Publisher: Paris: E. Fromont, 1905.
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: Youtube
Analysis: A complete analysis can be found here.
Pour le Piano, No. 2, Sarabande (1894-1901)
Topics: Ternary form
Score: Debussy-Sarabande
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio: Youtube
Dede, Edmond (1827-1901)
American, Creole, male
El Pronunciamento (1886)
Topics: March, Compound ternary
Score: Dede-El Pronunciamento
Published by: Paris: L. Bathlot, n.d.[1886].
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio : YouTube
Desmond, Paul (1924-1977)
Male, American
‘Eleven Four’ (1967) – NON-PD
Topics: asymmetrical meters (11/4 = 3+3+3+2).
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1967, Dave Brubeck Music
Audio: YouTube, Performed by the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Performed by Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
‘Take 5’ (1959) – NON-PD
Topics: asymmetrical meters (5/4), Ternary form
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: 1960, Desmond Music Company. In: The Real Book, 6th ed. Milwaukee, WI: Hall Leonard, 2004. ISBN: 978-0634060380
Audio: Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy, from album Take Five · The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet for the album Time Out (Columbia Records, 1959).
Song inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1996.
Dett, R. Nathaniel (1882-1943)
Black, Canadian-American composer. More info: https://nathanieldett.org/
No. 7, Other Sheep, from Eight Bible Vignettes for the Piano (1941-43) – NON-PD
Topics: Binary form, theme and variations
Score: Non-public Domain (NON-PD)
Copyright: 1971, Mills Music Inc.
Audio: YouTube, from album My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett
Dykes, John B. (1823-1876)
English, male. For more information, click here.
Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Navy Hymn)
Topics: Modulation, secondary dominants
Score: Dykes-Eternal Father
Copyright: Public Domain
Audio : YouTube
Ellington, Duke (1899-1974)
African-American, male
“Satin Doll” (1953) – NON-PD
Topics: Tritone sub, ii-V-I progression, turnaround
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: Sony/ATV Harmony, 1953
Audio : YouTube
“Sophisticated Lady” (1933) – NON-PD
Topics: Tritone sub (chain)
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: Sony/ATV Harmony, 2015
Audio : YouTube
Ellington, Duke (1899-1974), and Barney Bigard (1906-1980), Irving Mills (1894-1985)
Ellington: African-American, male; Bigard and Mills: American , male
“Mood Indigo” (1930) – NON-PD
Topics: Tritone sub, altered dominants
Score: Non-public domain
Copyright: Songwriters Guild of America o/b/o Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., and Sony/ATV Harmony, 2019
Audio : YouTube
Evans, George (1870-1915)
Welsh-born songwriter, entertainer and musician that lived in the United States.
See more about George Evans here.
In the Good Old Summertime
Topics: Secondary Dominants, Aug 6, common tone o7, Babershop quartet
Score: In the Good Old Summertime
Copyright: Free Sheet Music from Barbershop Harmony Society
Audio: from Barbershop Harmony Society