Level 2 · Course 20
Analysis of the Great Classical Composers
Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff — the harmonic signatures that shaped Western music.
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Pause Culture · Modulations by third & nascent romantic colours
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Schubert composed over 600 lieder, several in a single day. He died at 31 without ever having conducted most of his major works in public.
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À retenir : Modulation by third — sliding from C major to A-flat major without a transition — creates a unique colour, like a sudden change of lighting on the same scene.
9 COMPOSERS — From Baroque to Post-Romanticism
Each composer develops a recognisable harmonic language. Click on each card to discover their techniques, listen to their signature progression and understand their reference work.