Tonal Music Theory Examples
A Collection of Scores and Sound Files

by
Prof. Timothy Cutler
Cleveland Institute of Music

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Chapter 9: II⁷ and IV⁷ and Their Inversions

In some of the more atypical examples the harmonic labels may not be deserving and are used merely for organizational purposes.

II⁷

PD7a	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Nocturne in B Major, op. 62 no. 1, mm. 1-4
PD7b	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schumann, Dichterliebe, op. 48 no. 5, "Ich will meine Seele tauchen", mm. 1-8
PD7c	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mendelssohn, Song Without Words in E-flat major, op. 53 no. 2, mm. 1-13
PD7d	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Sibelius, Violin Concerto in d minor, op. 47, mvt. 2, mm. 17-25
PD7e	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Intermezzo in A Major, op. 118 no. 2, mm. 110-116
PD7f	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Brahms, Ballade in B Major, op. 10 no. 4, mm. 89-93

II^6/5

PD7g	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, op. 31 no. 3, mvt. 1, mm. 1-17
PD7h	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in f minor, op. 8 no. 4 ("Winter"), mvt. 1, mm. 56-63
PD7i	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Missa Solemnis, op. 123, Kyrie, mm. 1-7
PD7j	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Waltz in b minor, op. 69 no. 2, mm. 9-17
PD7k	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Sinding, Suite in a minor, op. 10, mvt. 1, mm. 90-94
PD7l	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, String Quartet in B-flat Major, op. 168, mvt. 3, mm. 1-8
PD7m	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Goldmark, Violin Concerto no. 1 in a minor, op. 28, mvt. 2, mm. 103-114
PD7n	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21, mvt. 3, mm. 409-417
PD7o	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Mazurka in g minor, op. 67 no. 2, mm. 1-10
PD7p	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Wieniawski, Violin Concerto no. 1 in f-sharp minor, op. 14, mvt. 1, mm. 71-76

II^4/3

PD7q	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 5 in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 2, mm. 8-12
PD7r	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mendelssohn, String Quartet in A Major, op. 13, mvt. 1, mm. 141-152

II^4/2

PD7s	.swf	.pdf	.mov	J.S. Bach, WTC I, Prelude in C major, BWV 846, mm. 1-4
PD7t	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618, mm. 1-6
PD7u	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in G Major, op. 14 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
PD7v	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Haydn, Symphony no. 45 in f-sharp minor, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
PD7w	.swf	.pdf	.mov	J.S. Bach, Sonata for flute and Harpsichord in E-flat Major, BWV 1031, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
PD7x	.swf	.pdf	.mov	J.S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Chaconne, mm. 1-10
PD7y	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Mozart, Symphony no. 40 in g minor, K. 550, mvt. 1, mm. 1-9
PD7z	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Prelude in b-flat minor, op. 28 no. 16. mm. 1-9
PD7a1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Sibelius, Symphony no. 2 in D Major, op. 43, mvt. 4, last eight measures
PD7b1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Rubinstein, Piano Concerto no. 4 in d minor, op. 70, mvt. 3, mm. 771-791
PD7c1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Lalo, Symphony Espagnole, op. 21, mvt. 1, mm. 32-43

Multiple Inversions of II⁷

PD7d1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schumann, Album for the Young, op. 68, no. 21, mm. 1-8
PD7e1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in f minor, op. 21, mvt. 1, mm. 64-74
PD7f1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Schwanengesang no. 4, "Standchen", mm. 1-14

IV⁷

PD7g1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Prelude in c minor, op. 28 no. 20, mm. 1-2
PD7h1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schumann, Liederkreis, op. 39 no. 7, "Auf einer Berg", mm. 1-5
PD7i1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Barber, String Quartet, op. 11, mvt. 2 (Adagio for Strings), mm. 1-9
PD7j1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 1 in e minor, op. 11, mvt. 3, mm. 1-10

IV^6/5

PD7k1

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J.S. Bach, St. Matthew Passion no. 10 (Chorale no. 117), mm. 1-2

IV^4/2-ii⁷

PD7l1

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J.S. Bach, WTC I, Prelude in C major, BWV 846, mm. 15-19

IV⁷or II^6/5 with nonharmonic tones?

PD7m1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Handel, Rinaldo, "Lascia Ch'io Pianga", mm. 1-8 (see m. 7) (also uses II7)
PD7n1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Schubert, Moment Musicale in A-flat Major, op. 94, no. 6, mm. 1-16
PD7o1	.swf	.pdf	.mov	Leoncavallo, Pagliacci, Act I, "Vesti la giubba", mm. 21-34