Traditional Harmony

In the early 1960s, Czech composer and conductor Vaclav Nelhybel produced a series of music education albums for Scholastic Records. In this release, William Geib narrates a lecture prepared by the composer that explains the traditional harmonic rules of Western music. These include concepts as fundamental as the triad as well as more advanced ideas of extended chords and non-chord tones. An unidentified chamber orchestra provides the musical examples. The detailed liner notes include musical scores and written explanations of each concept.

Track Listing

101	Chords William Geib	03:37
102	Close and Open Harmony William Geib	02:15
103	Relationship Between Chords William Geib	05:38
104	Classical Cadence William Geib	01:23
105	Harmonization of a Melody With Triads (Root Form) William Geib	02:24
106	Inversion of Triads William Geib	03:50
107	Seventh Chords William Geib	03:01
108	Inversions of Seventh Chords William Geib	01:34
201	General Rules of Harmonization William Geib	07:22
202	Ninth Chords William Geib	01:41
203	Non-chord Notes William Geib	03:49
204	Chromaticism William Geib	02:37
205	Non-key Dominants William Geib	01:31
206	Modulation William Geib	04:25
207	Organ Point William Geib	02:05