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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nTheories of harmonic function usually fall into cont
 ent and context-based theories. The former theorizes function in terms of s
 imilarity to prototypical triads\, generally the tonic\, dominant\, and sub
 dominant chords. The latter categorizes chords into functions based on thei
 r movement to and from other harmonies. While context-based theories provid
 e insightful methods for tracking how chords behave\, why chords behave thi
 s way cannot be fully explained without some reference to their scale-degre
 e content. Previous content-based approaches have also left a gap\, as they
  do not present a space for chromatic chords that includes precise placemen
 t for the degree of similarity to a prototype.\nTo fill this gap\, I provid
 e an expanded space of functional similarity for minor and major triads in 
 tonal classical music. Single applications of P\, L\, and R generate the fi
 rst level of similarity to a prototype\, and compound operations\, such as 
 PL and PLP\, produce the second and third levels of functional similarity. 
 The theory presented possesses both theoretical and analytical advantages. 
 In addition to refining the criteria by which harmonies belong in a given f
 unction class\, the space also provides great power to deal with functional
 \, but highly chromatic textures\, excavating both functional coherency and
  expressive flexibility.
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LOCATION:Music Classroom Building\, 102
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SUMMARY:Department of Music Lecture: 'Adventures in Functional Space\, an E
 xpanded Map of Harmonic Function'
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URL:https://happenings.washu.edu/event/department-of-music-lecture-adventur
 es-in-functional-space-an-expanded-map-of-harmonic-function
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