# Writing in Tonal Forms II

- Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Department: Music
- Teacher: Prof. Charles Shadle
- Term: Spring 2009
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design, Music
- Source: [MIT OpenCourseWare](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21m-304-writing-in-tonal-forms-ii-spring-2009/)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/21m-304-writing-in-tonal-forms-ii-spring-2009/pages/syllabus/)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

This course builds on the composition techniques practiced in 21M.303 Writing in Tonal Forms I. Students undertake further written and analytic exercises in tonal music, including a sonata-form movement for string quartet. Students will also have the opportunity to write short works that experiment with the expanded tonal techniques of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Musicianship laboratory is required.

## Lectures

1. [Sample lecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/mit/21m-304-writing-in-tonal-forms-ii-spring-2009/f75e067bfb47), 1 h 11 min (Video)