Music 150
UNDERGRADUATE COMPOSITION
UC, Irvine
Documents


4thChordChorale.pdf: An example solution to the assignment for October 13 (05-QuartalHarmony)

4partchordprogressions.mid: MIDI performance of the file 4partchordprogressions.pdf

4partchordprogressions.pdf: Examples of many 4-part chord progressions that fulfill the classic theoretical model of tonic -> transitional -> pre-dominant -> dominant -> tonic

4partvoiceleading.txt: Chris Dobrian's patented foolproof 4-part voice leading rules for root-position triad progressions

4PartVoicings.pdf: Keyboard examples implementing Chris Dobrian's 4-part voice leading rules for root-position triad progressions

AkagiJazzTheoryTextpp13-17.pdf: A brief explanation of jazz chord symbols, by Kei Akagi

analyzingamotive.pdf: A description of various ways of analyzing a potential musical motive and developing it into related new material

ANothingOnEarth100224.mp3: A .mp3 recording of the song "A Nothing On Earth" by Christopher Dobrian from the play "Eve's Rapture", sung by Ian Stuart

ANothingOnEarth.pdf: Song for tenor, by Christopher Dobrian, from the play "Eve's Rapture"

ArpeggiationExercise.pdf: Chord arpeggiation singing exercise to aid in memorizing scales and chord spellings for important tonic, pre-dominant, and dominant chords in every major and minor key

AutumnLeaves.pdf : "Autumn Leaves" by Joseph Kosma (lyrics by Jacques Prévert, English lyrics by Johnny Mercer), arrangement for piano and voice, including the rarely performed introduction

AveMaria.pdf: "Ave Maria", Op. 52 No. 6 by Franz Schubert

BeauSoir.pdf: "Beau Soir" for voice and piano by Claude Debussy on a poem by Paul Bourget

BlackIsTheColour.pdf: "Black is the Colour..." for voice and piano, from Folk Songs by Luciano Berio

bminmelodies1.mid: MIDI performance of the file bminmelodies1.pdf

bminmelodies2.mid: MIDI performance of the file bminmelodies2.pdf

bminmelodies1.pdf: Some examples solutions for the B-minor melody composition assignment

bminmelodies2.pdf: Some more examples solutions for the B-minor melody composition assignment

bminprogression.gif: Chord progression reminiscent of the Sarabande from Bach's Partita in B-minor, for use as a basis for composition exercises

bminprogressionworksheet.gif: Worksheet for practicing composition based on a given chord progression

bminprogressionworksheet.pdf: The same worksheet, in PDF format

bminprogressionworksheet.sib.zip: The same worksheet, in Sibelius file format

BranchByBranch.pdf: "Branch by Branch" for voice and piano, by Leslie Adams

BridgeOverTroubledWater.pdf: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Paul Simon, piano arrangement by Larry Knechtel

CokerOnJazzChords.pdf: A brief description of jazz chord symbols for seventh chords, by Jerry Coker

DaysOfWineAndRoses.pdf: "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini (lyrics by Johnny Mercer) simple arrangement for piano and voice

Dobrian12tonePrelude.pdf: Prelude (1979) for piano in strict 12-tone technique by Christopher Dobrian

Erlkonig.pdf : "Erlkönig" by Franz Schubert on a poem by J.W. von Goethe

GretchenamSpinnrade.pdf: "Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel)", Op. 2 by Franz Schubert on a text by J.W. von Goethe

Haiku9.pdf: "Haiku 9", from Nine Haiku (1985) for mezzo-soprano, flute, and guitar by Christopher Dobrian

Nana.pdf: "Nana" for voice and piano from Siete canciones populares españolas by Manuel de Falla

NATSCompositionOfVocalMusic.pdf: "Suggested Guidelines for the Composition of Vocal Music" published by the National Association of Teachers of Singing

nonchordtones.pdf: Examples of correct and incorrect passing tones, neighbor tones, and suspensions

partitaBminor.pdf: Partita in B-minor for violin by J.S. Bach

RhythmAndMeter.pdf: Chapter 8, "Rhythm and Meter", pp. 89-98 from Techniques of the Contemporary Composer by David Cope

UnCygne.pdf: "Un Cygne (A Swan)" for SATB choir by Paul Hindemith, on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke

Wine&Roses.jpg: "Days of Wine and Roses" by Henry Mancini, lead sheet with chords and melody

Working In Garden: A .mp3 recording of the song "Working In Garden" by Christopher Dobrian from the play "Eve's Rapture", sung by Courtney Evans and Ian Stuart

WorkingInGarden.pdf: Song for mezzo-soprano and tenor, by Christopher Dobrian, from the play "Eve's Rapture"


Christopher Dobrian
November 10, 2011
dobrian@uci.edu