This study examines two lieder by Hugo Wolf—Morgenstimmung and Skolie—that feature directional tonality as an element of their design. As with many other directionally tonal lieder, the redefining of tonic in Morgenstimmung and Skolie is used to express transformation depicted in the text. In addition to traditional analytic methods and exploration of the relationship between music and text, a transformational approach is used to identify patterns of transformation within the global tonal areas of each piece. The results of this approach show an emphasis on the augmented triad in both works, but the ways in which the augmented triad is incorporated in the design of each piece are very different.
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