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To get the most from these demonstrations move the pointer over each lowest level syntactic element on the parsing diagram in turn. For example: Static Harmony ..... Dynamic Harmony ..... Chord V ..... Chord I. The descriptions for each element are different on each demonstration and should be read carefully.
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I hope you find these useful and that they encourage you to learn more about Syntactic Structures in Music.
1) A simple syntactic structure, Haydn: Sonata in D major, Hob XVI:37, III
2) A simple syntactic structure, Brahms: Divertimento in Bb, St. Anthony Chorale.
3) A longer syntactic structure, Mozart: Sonata in A minor, KV 310 (300d)
4) A phrase with a Dynamic Introduction: Chopin: Prelude Op. 28, No 7.
5) A phrase with a Dominant Prolongation: Bach: Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude XII
6) A phrase with a Static Coda: to follow