WEEK 4 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a pitch motive?
A
Distinctive repeated series of pitches
2
Q
What is an internal motive?
A
Distinctive repeated series of intervals
3
Q
What is transposition?
A
A pitch series that reproduces the interval series of an earlier pitch series that starts on a different part.
4
Q
What is pitch inversion?
A
A pitch series that reproduces the interval series of an earlier pitch series, BUT reverses the direction of every interval.
(Flip it upside down)
5
Q
How do transposition and inversion affect grouping?
A
Repetition - So we hear beginnings and endings, creates continuity.
6
Q
What is a diatonic interval?
A
Number of steps in the scale without regard to size
7
Q
What is a diatonic interval motive?
A
A distinctive series of step sizes that is repeated
8
Q
Scales are used because…
A
- Provide a way of measuring intervals
- distinguish between step (continuity) and change (accent_.
- Allow diatonic interval series - same step sizes but different absolute sizes.
