1) Title: Sax Quartet
Artist: The Seatbelts
Composer: Yoko Kanno
Rationale: This is sassy and jazzy piece composed for sax quartet. The meter is duple, and the tonality
contains blues and jazz harmonies.
2) Title: Two French Waltzes
Artist: Dan Newton
Composer: Dan Newton
Rationale: This is an upbeat and bright waltz for accordion, guitar, and percussion. The meter Is triple,
and the tonality is Aeolian.
3) Title: The Jazz Police
Artist: Big Phat Band
Composer: Gordon Goodwin
Rationale: This is an energetic jazz chart written for a full jazz orchestra. The meter is duple, and the
piece is centered in a harmonic minor jazz tonality.
4) Title: Aruarian Dance
Artist: Nujabes
Composer: Nujabes
Rationale: This is a relaxed hip-hop track for guitar and electronic accompaniment. The meter is duple,
and the piece is centered in the Phrygian mode.
5) Title: Ding Dong Dell
Artist: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Rationale: This is a fun renaissance-esque piece written for full orchestra. While there a few tonalities
present in the work, the Lydian mode is the most consistently represented tonality. The meter of piece
is triple.
6) Title: 7/8 Funk Groove Backing Track – E Dorian/G Dorian
Artist: QuistJam
Composer: QuistJam
Rationale: This is a funky “jam” for electric guitar and drum set. As the title suggests, the meter is
unusual unpaired (7/8), and the tonality represented is Dorian.
7) Title: Outdoor Furniture Cue
Artist: Unknown
Composer: Edd Kalehoff
Rationale: This is a light, jazzy waltz written for a chamber ensemble including trumpets, saxophones,
xylophone, flutes, drum set, and electronic instruments. The tonality is centered around the key of F
with modes of Mixalydian and Lydian present, and the meter is triple.
8) Title: Sorairo Days
Artist: Shoko Nakagawa
Composer: Katsuhiko Kuroso
Rationale: This is a pop-rock song with Japanese lyrics and style. The tonality is Ionian with hints of
Eastern chord progressions, and the meter is duple.
9) Title: “Trololo”
Artist: Eduard Anatolyevich Khil
Composer: Arkady Ostrovsky
Rationale: This is a Russian Soviet-era pop song including Vokaliz style (similar to American scat). The
tonality is Ionian with jazzy overtones, and the meter is duple.
10) Title: Sandstorm
Artist: Darude
Composer: Darude
Rationale: This is an upbeat techno song written for electronic instruments. The tonality is Phrygian, and
the meter is duple.
11) Title: Difficult Dance
Artist: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer: Shinji Miyazaki
Rationale: This is a light waltz written for full orchestra. The tonality is primarily Ionian, and the meter is
triple.
12) Title: Everything is Awesome
Artist: Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh, Lonely Island, Tegan and Sara
Rationale: This is a popular song from “The Lego Movie.” The tonality is Ionian, and the meter is duple.
13) Title: Happy
Artist: Pharrell Williams
Composer: Pharrell Williams
Rationale: This is a great and current pop-song written and performed by Pharrell Williams. The meter is
duple, and the tonality is a mixture of blues and R&B styled chord structures.
14) Title: Octopus Dance
Artist: Unknown
Composer: Ryo Nagamatsu
Rationale: This is a fun dance piece written for electronics and other various instruments. The meter is
duple throughout the five stages, and the tonality is primarily Aeolian.
15) Title: Ma Nah Ma Nah
Artist: The Muppets
Composer: Piero Umiliani
Rationale: This is a nonsense piece written for pop ensemble. The meter is duple, and the tonality is
Ionian with hints of chromaticism in the melody.
16) Title: The Coffee Song
Artist: Osibisa
Composer: Arr. Osibisa
Rationale: This is an arrangement of a jazz chart by Osibisa, an African ensemble. The meter is duple,
and the tonality is Ionian.
17) Title: Twelve Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman,” K. 265
Artist: The Mozart Effect
Composer: W. A. Mozart
Rationale: This is a variation of the “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” melody written for solo piano. The
meter is primarily duple, and the tonality is Ionian with various harmonizations.
18) Title: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Artist: Bolshoi Ballet
Composer: Pytor Illich Tchaikovsky
Rationale: This is a familiar piece composed for full orchestra. The tonality is Minor, and the meter is
duple.
19) Title: Messiah
Artist: Royal Choral Society and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer: G.F. Handel
Rationale: This is an iconic piece in the Baroque style for Baroque orchestra and chorus. The meter is
duple, and the tonality is Major.
20) Title: Georgia on My Mind
Artist: Ray Charles
Composer: Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell
Rationale: This is a jazz/blues piece arranged for a small group. The tonality is blues-inspired, and the
meter is duple.