The Composer's Path → Module 5 of 9
The Classical Style: Surprise, Symmetry, Drama
Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven read as working technique, then found again in modern long forms.
Haydn and the art of surprise
Metric surprise and false starts in metal, and in Radiohead.
2 weeks L23Mozart and concealed symmetry
Symmetry you hear against symmetry you count, in Radiohead and Tool.
2 weeks L24Beethoven and the expansion of drama
Terminally climactic form and through-composition in long modern pieces.
2 weeks L25Sonata form as a way of thinking, not a mold
Yes, Dream Theater, accumulative form, and a six-minute piece with a real development.
3 weeks L26Form as harmony against form as rhythm
Nobile's rock form theory beside the source course's tonal architecture.
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