Preliminary Written Exam for the Music Theory GE University of Oregon Name _________________________________________ This exam is the first of two assessments the theory faculty will do to choose our Graduate Employees (GEs). It should be returned to us with your CV and a cover letter describing your experience and interests in music theory and music theory teaching. After reviewing the CVs, cover letters, and written exams, we will choose a short list of 10–12 applicants and give interviews via Skype, in which we will test each applicant’s aural, keyboard, and pedagogical skills. The top finishers on the second exam will be awarded theory GEs, subject to availability. 1. Part writing (melody harmonization and figured bass realization) Please complete the following exercise in four parts (add alto, tenor and bass for the first four measures; soprano, alto and tenor for the last five). Choose your own chords for the first four measures and use the figured bass we provided to determine chords for the last five. Please be sure to indicate the chords you chose using Roman numerals. 6 5 # 6 4 # # n 6 4 2 # 6 6 - 5 b 7 # 6 4 3 # 6 4 - 3 6 5 3 b 5 4 - 3 b

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PreliminaryWrittenExamfortheMusicTheoryGEUniversityofOregon

Name_________________________________________ThisexamisthefirstoftwoassessmentsthetheoryfacultywilldotochooseourGraduateEmployees(GEs).ItshouldbereturnedtouswithyourCVandacoverletterdescribingyourexperienceandinterestsinmusictheoryandmusictheoryteaching.AfterreviewingtheCVs,coverletters,andwrittenexams,wewillchooseashortlistof10–12applicantsandgiveinterviewsviaSkype,inwhichwewilltesteachapplicant’saural,keyboard,andpedagogicalskills.ThetopfinishersonthesecondexamwillbeawardedtheoryGEs,subjecttoavailability.1.Partwriting(melodyharmonizationandfiguredbassrealization)Pleasecompletethefollowingexerciseinfourparts(addalto,tenorandbassforthefirstfourmeasures;soprano,altoandtenorforthelastfive).Chooseyourownchordsforthefirstfourmeasuresandusethefiguredbassweprovidedtodeterminechordsforthelastfive.PleasebesuretoindicatethechordsyouchoseusingRomannumerals.

WRITTEN SKILLS Chorale Completion You will have 35 minutes to complete this section. Complete the following four-voice composition in a consistent common-practice style, including the parts given to you. You are to choose the harmonization for the first four measures, and then harmonize according to the figured bass for the last four. Indicate the chords you choose, using Roman numerals.

6 5

# 6 4

# # n 6 4 2

# 6

6 - 5 b 7 #

6 4 3

# 6

4 - 3 6 5 3 b

4 - 3 b

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2.AnalysisOnthenexttwopagesyouwillfindthepiano-vocalscoretopartofMozart’saria“Voichesapete,”fromTheMarriageofFigaro.Afterlookingovertheexcerpt,pleasecompletethefollowingexercises:1. ProvideaRomannumeralanalysisofmm.21–36.(Notethatthisisnotthe

beginningofthearia.Don’tsimplyrelyonthekeysignaturetodeterminethestartingkey.)

2. Theexcerptmodulatestoavarietyofkeys.Labelallthecadencesintheexcerpt,

indicatingboththekeyinwhicheachcadenceoccursandthetypeofcadence.Usethisformat:G:PAC,D:HC,C:IAC.Placeyourlabelsbeneaththemeasureswherethecadencesappear.

3. Despiteallthekeychanges,thepassagenonethelessholdstogetherasa

coherentandmeaningfulmusicalutterance(i.e.,itdoesn’tsoundscatteredordisjointed).Inthespacebelow,describetwowaysinwhichMozartunifieshismusicalmaterialandbindstogetherthedifferentphrasesofthepassage.Beasspecificasyoucan,citingmeasurenumberswhereappropriate.