Vocab Flashcards
False subject or False Entry
Subject returns in the exposition even though it has already entered in that voice
Re-exposition
Entire exposition repeats
Counterexposition
Voices enter in a different order, an additional exposition section
Double exposition
Exposition that has more than one subject
Countersubject
The material accompanying the answer, must return later in the same form to be considered the countersubject
Double counterpoint
Voices from previous material swapped or inverted by a specific interval: check the first interval compared to the original material and see if it follows throughout the phrase
Episode
Passage in the development that has a cadence usually trying a certain affect on the original material
Tactics used in developing material
Augmentation Diminution Inversion Stretto Pedal point
Real answer
An answer that is modulated to the dominant key
Tonal Answer
Answer that is implying modulation but staying in the original key (ex: starting a 5th higher)
False recap
A recap of a sonata allegro movement repeated in a different key
Different forms in Sonata
Binary Ternary Sonata Allegro Rondo Sonata-Rondo Theme and Var
Sonata Rondo
ABA is the exposition and C is development and ABA the recap: modulates more than rondo
Ritornello
Refrain or section A in a rondo
In a rondo the B o C sections are called…
An episode in a rondo
Variation techniques
Embellished Unique rhythmic figure Change of meter Change of mode Alberti-bass triad up over and over Change harmony Change tempo Extended pitch
Strophic song
Song with versus and refrain, the music also reflects this giving less freedom to match music with words
Through-composed song
Song with no refrain and music changes throughout not like strophic.
Elision melody
Blends starts and ends
Modes
Io, Do, Ph, Ly, MLy, Ao, Loc
Do, re, me, fa, so, la, ti
La is minor natural
Different scales
Blues scale Pentatonic Chromatic Whole time Octatonic
Blues scale
Add mah, fi, li
Take out re, la, ti
Pentatonic scale
No 4,7
Octatonic scale
Whole tone, semi tone scale
Start with Semi or Whole
Terrain chord
7th, 9th, 11, 13
Quartal chord
Stacked 4ths chord
Parallelism
Layering two or more lines in parallel motion
N6
4-b6-b2
Sounds like major, add b2
It6
B6-1-#4
Ger6
B6-1-#4-b3
Like V7, subdominant function
On b2 is dominant function
Pivot/ V7 of IV
Fr6
B6-1-#4-2
Aug 4th as well as aug6
On b2 dominant function with b5
CTdim7
#2 dim 7th chord Embellished tonic
Augmented triads
I +#5 -> IV
V+#2 -> I
Chromatic 3rd chords
VI# -> V/ii
Or vi
Borrowed from relative major minor
