Other Embellishments

Question 1

embellishment

Answer 1

• scale over a static chord is a common embellishment we see
• • chordal skips are skips in music that stay in tune with the chord
• • in analysis we’ll see a series of chordal skips (an arpeggio) written as passing tones
• we can embellish the third using a chordal skip up and down again with a passing tone(s) between the skips
• • you can also have two skips with a neighbor tone in the middle to fill it in
• with a P5 leap you can fill it in with passing tones
• we can also combine passing tones and neighbor tones to further embellish a piece
• • a common use is a neighbor to leading into a series of passing tones
• anticipation (ANT) in music is when we have a note land early and is held to create the idea of needing another note to fill in the next chord
• • suspension is when we have the early note resolve down
• • retardation is when the early note resolves up
• the pedal point is the note that is sustained (usually the bass)
• • to analiys you can draw a line to signify where the pedal starts and stops
• • some analiys is more aggressive where you must analiys each chord in a pedal

Question 2

in music, a scale over a static chord is usually a series of chordal skips and _________

Answer 2

• passing tones

Question 3

neighbor tones don’t usually change the direction of a musical line

Answer 3

• false

Question 4

an embellishment that comes before the chord it harmonizes with is called a(n)

Answer 4

• anticipation

Question 5

an embellishment where the bass sustains a single note and the upper voices move over it is a(n)

Answer 5

• pedal point