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Polychords:

[KOSTKA 3-30] Persichetti, Little Piano Book simple example of polychods piano]

Ask them to descibe what is happening (two chods at once) and sho them how to analyze

this, with a hoizonta ine between the two tiads

[MF 431 Honnegge, Smphon no. 5 [note how he begins togethe, then thee is mioing

between the hands not exact howeve); at the end of the fist line am/gm exchanging the

most dissonant pochod in the second line is F#/fm the last polychod is consonant gm/Eb

(could be just an Eb7) :]

[MFA 432 Schumann, A TheeScoe Set note how the fist phase ends dissonantl (F#/E)

while the second continues to a moe consonant cadence C#/F#, coud be undestood as F#9

• MFA 433] Kaft, Allego Giocoso linea polchods [0:40]

MFA 438] Stange Meadowlak illustates how extended chods in jazz can be undestood as

polchods as well (nea end) do two intepetations

Polytonality / Bitonaity:

Bitonalit (o poytonaity) is when thee ae two kes at the same time, using diffeent tonics

(such as D majo and E majo)• [TH Example 28-8] Batok, Plasong example with two key signatues

MFA 436] Mihad, Saudades do Basil, no APP 29 (G majo in the left hand, with what looks

like D majo, then E majo, then G majo in te top pat: t using two ines of Roman

numeas, one above, one below above= D:  vii/o Eb: I  vii/o I G: V , below G: V43 etc

note how eve when the kes ae the same, the chods do not line up until the vey end

[KOSTKA p. 110 numbe Milhaud, Saudades do Basil in G majo and B majo

[KOSTKA 5-7] Batk, Sting Quatet 3 Eb Doian in 1 violin, D Doian in cello [0:30 note D

Eb till and D-Eb dyad in othe voices bimodaity]

[AMFA 526] Poulenc, Mouvements epetuels Bb majo ostinato, elody is in Bb, then D

doian, then Gb mao, Eb mino, then back to Bb majo

SAVE FOR TEST: Batk, Boating (Tuek, Example 32-8)

Stavinsk, Five-inges [MF 39] Bimodality (D majo in the ight hand, D mino in the left

iddle section is hamonicall ambiguous) o splitthids

Stavinsky, Petushka [MFA 488 has a piano eduction of Shovetide Fai] ] The

"Petushka chod, symbolizing the puppet, is a polychod combining a C majo tiad with an F#

majo tiad titone-elated)

Batok, Majo and ino (MAM FA 4) (have tem figue this out F ino in the left hand, F

Lydian in the left then they switch, and back again)Batk, FotFou Violin Duets (appendix 30) [FA 43]

o What two keys ae suggested? D# mino in the LH and A mino in the RH

o What collection do ou get when you combine the two tetacods? D# octatonic

o B section: D mino in the RH and G# mino in the LH (G# octatonic)

EXTRA: MFA 460, Milhaud, Saudades do Basil, Gavea lots of fun polhamon hee