Inversion (deck 16) Flashcards
Inversion:
A type of change to intervals, chords, Voices (in counterpoint), and melodies
An interval is inverted by:
raising or lowering either of the notes by one or more octaves
A chord inversion is determined by…
the chord factor that in the bass
A chord is in its root position if…
the root is the bass note
Close root position chord:
a chord with its notes arranged within a narrow range usually with no more than an octave between the top and bottom notes
First inversion:
-third in the bass
-fifth is above
-root (shifted up an octave) it the top note
Second inversion:
-fifth is in the bass
-root is next (shifted up oct)
-third is the top note (shifted up oct)
Figured bass:
A notation in which inversions are notated by Arabic numerals either above or below the bass notes indicating harmonic progression
In ________ ________, two melodies, having previously accompanied each other, accompany each other again but the melody that was in the ____ ____ is in the low voice and vice versa
contrapuntal inversion, high voice
the action of switching voices from high to low and vice versa is called…
textural inversion
To calculate the interval of inversion:
-add the intervals by which each note has moved
-subtract one
How is a melody inverted?
By flipping it upside down
EX: if the original melody rises a major 3rd it would fall a major 3rd
Inversional Equivalence:
in set theory inversional equivalence is the concept that intervals, chords, and other sets of pitches are the same when inverted
