Long-range lines
A slower line that connects important notes across several bars; an introduction to Schenkerian thinking.
- Category
- Form and analysis
- First taught in
- D.1 Connect a complete prelude and fugue
- Theory cards
- The long-range line (Diploma)
In the lessons
8 lessons and 8 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| D.1 | Connect a complete prelude and fuguePrelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 — complete pair, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| D.6 | Vary a line over a continuing bassBerceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57, Frédéric Chopin |
| D.8 | Keep dance metre through displaced accentsImpromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 4 (Op. 142 No. 4) — complete, Franz Schubert |
| D.9 | Give each rondo return a purposePiano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen, in E major, Ludwig van Beethoven |
| D.10 | Carry a barcarolle pulse through chromatic colourMallorca (Barcarola), Op. 202, Isaac Albéniz |
| L.7 | Sustain direction through a long contrapuntal spanPrelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 — complete pair, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| C.7 | Reveal an embedded line inside bilateral arpeggiosÉtude in C minor, Op. 25 No. 12, Frédéric Chopin |
| C.9 | Make a substantial toccata a musical argumentToccata in C major, Op. 92, Carl Czerny |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| D.1 | Chromatic neighbours |
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