Tonal Music Theory Examples
A Collection of Scores and Sound Files

by
Prof. Timothy Cutler
Cleveland Institute of Music

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Chapter 14: 6/4 Chord Techniques

Several examples contain multiple types of 6/4 chords
Also see Chapter 7 for examples of V 6/4

Neighbor 6/4

64a	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a, mm. 1-10
64b	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, "Wandrers Nachtlied", D. 768, mm. 1-5
64c		.pdf		Gruber, Silent Night (arr. T. Cutler) (no recording)
64d	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 7 in c minor, op. 30 no. 2, mvt. 3, mm. 1-10
64e	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Haydn, String Quartet in F Major, op. 3 no. 5, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
64f	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Twelve Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman", K. 265, mm. 1-24
64g	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in f minor, op. 2 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
64h	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mendelssohn, Song Without Words in E Major, op. 38 no. 3, mm. 7-10
64i	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Etude in G-flat Major, op. 10 no. 5, mm. 1-10
64j	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Polonaise in g minor, mm. 1-4 (age 7)
64k	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schumann, Album for the Young, op. 68 no. 8, "Wilder Reiter", mm. 1-8
64l	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Etude in a minor, op. 10 no. 2, mm. 1-6
64m	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 2 in g minor, op. 22, mvt. 1, m. 1
64n	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 1, mm. 1-14
64o	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in b minor, D. 759, mvt. 1, mm. 352-364
64p	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II, "Queen of the Night Aria", mm. 68-77
64q	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Prokoviev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C Major, op. 26, mvt. 2, mm. 13-20
64r	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Schwanengesang no. 4, "Stänchen", mm. 28-36
64s	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Liszt, Transcendental Etude no. 4, mm. 197-202
64t	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 2 in d minor, op. 44, mvt. 1, mm. 177-183
64u	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in e minor, op. 98, mvt. 1, mm. 436-440
64v	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E-flat Major, op. 120 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 206-223
64w	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Impromptu in E-flat Major, D. 899 no. 2, mm. 275-283
64x	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, "Wandrers Nachtlied", D. 224, mm. 7-11
64y	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Corelli, Concerto Grosso in F Major, op. 6 no. 2, mvt. 3, mm. 1-3
64z	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Bagatelle, op. 126 no. 1, mm. 1-8
64a1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mendelssohn, Song Without Words in F Major, op. 53 no. 4, mm. 1-3
64b1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 1 in D Major, op. 12 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4

Passing 6/4

64c1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Piano Sonata in D major, K. 311, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
64d1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Schwanengesang no. 9, "Ihr Bild", mm. 9-14
64e1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Ballade, op. 10 no. 4, mm. 89-95
64f1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, "The Heroic Gate", mm. 1-11
64g1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 13, mvt. 1, mm. 1-6
64h1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110, mvt. 4, mm. 125-129
64i1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 23-28
64j1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, "An eine Äolsharfe", op. 19 no. 5, mm. 74-79
64k1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Prelude in E Major, op. 28 no. 9, mm. 5-8
64l1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 12 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 5-16
64m1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330, mvt. 3, mm. 1-16
64n1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Major, K. 219, mvt. 3, mm. 1-4
64o1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 1-5
64p1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Haydn, Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI: 35, mvt. 1, mm. 1-20

 

Accented 6/4 (other than V6/4)

64q1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 330, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
64r1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Piano Sonata in a minor, K. 310, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
64s1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 280, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
64t1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Symphony no. 41 in C Major, K. 551, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
64u1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Piano Sonata in C Major, D. 840, mvt. 1, mm. 1-12
64v1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Bach, St. Matthew Passion, BWV 224, Chorale "Befiehl du deine Wege", mm. 1-6
64w1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, "Der Frühling", op. 6 no. 2, mm. 41-52
64x1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, German Requiem, op. 45, mvt. 1, mm. 59-65
64y1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83, mvt. 1, mm. 92-100
64z1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Saint-Saëns, Piano Concerto no. 2 in g minor, op. 22, mvt. 1, mm. 10-13
64a2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Mazurka in a minor, op. 7 no. 2, mm. 1-16
64b2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Moment Musicale, D. 780 no. 6, mm. 1-8

 

 

Other 6/4 chords (arpeggiated, consonant, oscillating, delayed resolution, etc.)

64c2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schumann, Album for the Young, op. 68 no. 8, "Wilder Reiter", mm. 9-18
64d2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
64e2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, String Quartet in F Major, op. 59 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
64f2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, String Quartet in G Major, op. 18 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 1-3
64g2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Diabelli Variations, op. 120, Variation no. 1, mm. 1-4
64h2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Corelli, Concerto Grosso in g minor, op. 6 no. 8, mvt. 3, mm. 29-33
64i2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Prelude in C major, op. 28 no. 1, mm. 9-20
64j2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A Major, op. 92, mvt. 2, mm. 1-10
64k2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Symphony no. 7 in A Major, op. 92, mvt. 2, mm. 271-278
64l2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 1 in G Major, op. 78, mvt. 2, mm. 1-5
64m2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850, mvt. 4, mm. 1-10
64n2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D Major, mvt. 3, mm. 1-10
64o2	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in b-flat minor, op. 35, mvt. 3, mm. 1-8.