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Music Theory II: Chapter 6 Vocab (Melodic Organization)
Professor Lambert
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Undergraduate 2
10/04/2009

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a short recurring figure that appears throughout a composition or section of music
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motive/motif
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considered the organic unit that unifies a larger expanse of music?
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motive/motif
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consists of distinctive melodic and/or rhythmic patterns from the underlying structure
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motive/motif
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a repeated pitch pattern that usually recurs accompanied by the same or a similar rhythmic pattern
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melodic motive
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a recurring rhythmic pattern in a piece of music
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rhythmic motive
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in most cases, this kind of motive functions independently of melodic patterns
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rhythmic motive
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the immediate restatement of a melodic motive or longer figure in the same instrumental or vocal part at a higher or lower pitch
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sequence
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each separate unit of the sequence
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segment
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a sequence requires at least _ segments and no more than _
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2; 3 0r 4
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segments usually continue by the same ___ ___
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interval distance
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contains continuing segemtns that are exact transpositions of the first segment
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real sequence
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accomodates the diatonic scale, so the transposition is not always exact
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tonal sequence
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some of the segments may be decorated or embellished in a way that does not destroy their original character
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modified sequence
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repeats part of a figure and states the remainder in sequence
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false sequence
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a mixture of repetition and sequence
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false sequence
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a substantial musical thought usually ending with a harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic cadence
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phrase
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presents a complete musical thought
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phrase
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the presence of a ____ dstinguishes a phrase from a motive
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cadence
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phrases are USUALLY _ measures
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4
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phrases usually have slight melodic interruptions and thus divide into two ____ ____
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phrase members
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sufficiently separated (usually by a long note value or rest) to distinguish them as individual units
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phrase members
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USUALLY the second phrase member is either a ____ or a ____.
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repetition; sequence of the first
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two adjacent phrases may combine to form a period if:
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1. the second phrase ends with a strong cadence (preferably a PAC)
2. the first phrase ends with a weaker cadence than the second (half cadence is popular)
3. the two phrases bear some musical relationship to each other (antecedent-consequent)
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when two adjacent phrases both begin in the same manner
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parallel period
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when two phrases are not similar in melodic content
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contrasting period
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period organized as AAB or ABB; as long as the third phrase ends with a stronger cadence than either of the first two
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period that allows for a variety of phrase relationships; the fourth phrase must bring the period to closure and should be at least as strong as any of the other phrases
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four-phase period/ double period
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not typically regarded as period structures because the second phrase iis not dependent on the first; thus, the antecedent-consequent concept does not apply
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repeated phrases
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change from minor to PARALLEL major or vice versa
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change of mode
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an extended phrase whose length has increased through the elongation of someo part of it
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phrase extension
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three types of phrase extensions:
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1. beginning
2. internal
3. cadential (end)
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