Form/Analysis Test One
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- ASYMMETRICAL
- period in which phrases differ in length
- CADENTIAL EXTENSION
- prolongation or delay of the cadence
- CONTRASTING
- period in which musical content of phrases differ
- DOUBLE PERIOD
- period sturcture where the q & a relationship is fulfilled by pairs of phrases
- ELISION
- connection of 2 phrases where cadential point of 1st is when the 2nd phrase begins
- INTERPOLATION
- lengthening phrase repition by inserting material that's not in the original phrase
- LINK
- material between 2 phrases but isn't a part of either phrase
- MODULATING
- period where modulation occurs in the ans. phrase
- PARALLEL
- period where musical content of phrases is the same
- SYMMETRICAL
- period where phrases are the same length
- PERIOD
- q/a element, made up of 2 or more small units
- PHRASE
- smallest musical unit that ends in a cadence
- PHRASE GROUPS
- phrases you can put together but that don't have a q/a
- EXPOSITORY
- exposes musical materials that are important in context of whole piece
- TRANSITIONAL
- serves connecting function between sections of musical content
- DEVELOPMENTAL
- contains previous info in different form
- TERMINATIVE
- brings sections or complete works to a close
- SIMPLE BINARY FORM
- parts separated by :||, parts related but not the same
- ROUNDED BINARY FORM
- ABA - 2nd A comes back partially or fully
- SIMPLE TERNARY
- ABA, A's aren't that form based
- COMPOSITE TERNARY
- smaller forms are clearly perceived in larger form's structure
- CONTRAPUNTAL
- more than one melody at the same time
- HOMOPHONIC
- block chords w/the same rhythm
- POLYPHONIC
- more than one melody at once but rhythm independent
- AUGMENTATION
- lengthening note values of the motive
- CONTRACTION
- reduction of size of 1 or more intervals in a motive
- STATEMENT & CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT
- one voice imitates another is some form
- DIMINUTION
- use of shorter note values for all or part of a motive
- EXPANSION
- enlargement of size of 1 or more intervals in a motive
- FRAGMENTATION
- use of part of a motive
- IMITATION
- repetition of motive or fragment in a different voice
- INVERSION
- reversal of direction of intervals in a motive
- POINT OF IMITATION
- marks beginning of series of imitative entries in contrapuntal piece
- RETROGRADE
- reversal of order of intervals in a motive
- SEQUENCE
- repetition in the same voice of a motive or fragment at a different pitch level
- STRETTO
- overlapping imitation of subject/answer in a fugue
- TEXTURAL INVERSION
- top & bottom voices do same thing but 1 higher than normal & 1 lower than normal
- REAL ANSWER
- exact transposition of the subject
- TONAL ANSWER
- some notes are changed in transposition
- COUNTERSUBJECT
- theme that shows up as many times as the ans or sub shows up
- TONALITY
- abrupt change in key or mode
- RHYTHM
- systematic change in prevailing note value
- TIMBRE
- change in tone color - being able to distinguish between different instruments
- TEXTURE
- change in rhythmic & melodic relationships between voices
- MOTIVE
- return of prominent melodic or rhythmic event