Modulations Flashcards
What is a modulation?
A substantial change of key that is confirmed by a cadence.
How are modulations usually signaled?
By accidentals, rather than by a new key signature.
What happens to harmonies and scale degrees after a modulation has begun?
They are labeled in the new key.
What is the term for the key that appears at the start and end of a movement?
Main key.
How are the keys to which there are modulations identified?
By their relationship to the main key.
In a major key piece, what is the most common modulation?
To the dominant key (the key of V).
What is a pivot chord?
The last chord of the first key that is the same as the first chord of the new key and must be diatonic to both keys.
True or False: Modulations are less substantial than tonicizations.
False.
What are the characteristics of modulations compared to tonicizations?
More substantial changes of key, involve a pivot chord, and have a cadence in the new key.
