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1 Non-Chord Tones Non-Chord Tones (NCT) - Notes that are not part of the strutural harmony (also alled emellishing tones) - sed to smooth out and deorate eah melodi line - Typially preeded and followed y hord tones (hord tone - non-hord tone - hord tone) - Categorized y how they are approahed and left Step/Step NCTs - * two steps in the same diretion * diatonially ridges a skip of a third in one voie * hromatially an ridge a whole step in one voie - Neighor Tone * two steps in the opposite diretion * deorates a repeated note * hromati or diatoni () naented Aented () () naented Neighor Tone Aented Neighor Tone () Suspensions and Retardations - Three parts: Preparation, Suspension, and Resolution * preparation - hord tone preeding the suspension * suspension - sustain or repetition of that tone as a non-hord tone * resolution - motion y step to the hord tone - Suspension - resolution y step down - Retardation - resolution y step up - Suspension and retardation laels also identify the interval aove the ass (may inlude a hange of ass) - Bass suspension laels identify the most dissonant interval with the ass and its resolution - Resolution is often emellished y other non-hord and hord tones () () 6-5 Suspension 4-3 Suspension () 9-8 Suspension 2-3 Retardation () () ( ) 2-3 Suspension () 9-6 Suspension Emellished 9-8 Suspension

2 Non-Chord Tones ontinued Inomplete Neighor NCTs - Eah of these NCTs involves a skip and a step in opposite diretions - Appoggiatura * skip (or leap( followed y step in the opposite diretion * may e aented or unaented - Esape Tone * step followed y skip (or leap) in the opposite diretion * may e aented or unaented () Aented Appoggiatura naented Appoggiatura () () Esape Tone Other NCTs - Neighor Group * two non-hord tones emellishing a single pith * the first funtions as an esape tone; the seond funtions as an appoggiatura * laeled a neighor group eause it inludes oth the upper and lower neighor tones - Antiipation * arrival on a new hord tone efore the hord hange * antiipation pith an e tied over or resounded on the hord hange * may e approahed y step, skip, or leap - Pedal Tone * starts as a hord tone * eomes a non-hord tone as the harmony hanges * onludes as a hord tone as the harmony again hanges to e in agreement * may e sustained or resounded ( ) () Neighor Group Antiipation Pedal Tone ( ) NCT Considerations - Harmoni analysis * identifiation of non-hord tones and harmoni analysis is virtually simultaneous * always onsider the logial harmoni diretion of a passage when identifying non-hord tones * if a hord may e analyzed one of two ways, hose the analysis that est fits with funtional harmoni motion - Voie-leading * non-hord tones must not reate improper voie-leading into the next hord * non-hord tones may not e used to disguise improper voie-leading etween hords

3 Ah Gott und Herr y JS Bah with and without non-hord tones n J n n J

4 Non-Chord Tones I Supply the requested non-hord tones etween the given hords Name Neighor Tone Neighor Tone Neighor Tone Neighor Tone Rewrite the following hord progressions on the lank staff elow with the addition of a suspension or retardation

5 Non-Chord Tones I Analysis Provide a Roman numeral analysis for the following Bah Chorale exerpt then identify and lael all non-hord tones O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (26) F: I () 7-6 sus iii7 vi7

6 Non-Chord Tones II Supply the requested non-hord tones etween the given hords Name Antiipation Esape Tone Appoggiatura Appoggiatura Neighor Group Esape Tone Antiipation Rewrite the following hord progressions on the lank staff elow with the addition of a suspension or retardation

7 Non-Chord Tones II Analysis Provide a Roman numeral analysis for the following Bah Chorale exerpt then identify and lael all non-hord tones Aus meines Herzens Grunde (1) G: I j 4 viiº 3 V7

8 Bilial Sonata No 1: Vitory Dane and Festival y Kuhnau Non-Chord Tones III Provide a Roman numeral analysis for the following passages Lale all non-hord tones J Name j J j Waltz, op 9, no 3, D 365 y Shuert Nun danket alle Gott y JCF Bah u

9 Non-Chord Tones III Realize the following figured ass examples and provide a Roman numeral analysis Add five different types of non-hord tones in eah passage Identify the adene 6 4 w

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