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Music Theory - Form

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- 1If the measure on the left is the original melody, the measure on the right is an example of ...Retrograde

- 2ABBinary Form
- 3If the top is the original melody, the melody underneath is called the ...Inversion

- 4The passage that ends a musical piece or movement.Coda
- 5The shape of melodic pitchescontour
- 6One phrase ends while another begins at the same time.Elision
- 7The act of delaying a cadence by adding more notes before the cadence.Cadential Extension
- 8This section of music helps prepare the return to the verse or chorus.Bridge
- 9A melody played simultaneously with another melody.Countermelody
- 10I - I - I - I IV - IV - I - I V7 - IV - I - I12 bar blues
- 11AugmentationStretch out
- 12ConjunctStep-wise melodic motion
- 13DiminutionShorten
- 14SequenceMoves motive/melody up or down but keeps the same contour
- 15TruncationTo cut off / end / make shorter
- 16Smallest identifiable musical idea (can consist of pitch, rhythm, or both)Motive
- 17Phases combine to form larger structural unitPeriod
- 18DisjunctMelodic motion that is not step-wise
- 19Question part of a cadenceAntecedent
- 20Answer part of a cadenceConsequent
- 21Contrasting perioda b
- 22Parallel Perioda a1
- 23Double Perioda b a1 b1 (the only PAC occurs at the end)
- 24Phrase Groupthree-phrase period consisting of a combination of antecedent and consequent.
- 25BinaryAB
- 26Rounded BinaryAB (A)
(the second A is shortened) - 27TernaryABA
- 28Through composedLittle to no repetition
- 29StrophicAAA
Stanza/verses that are similar in melody. - 30TuttiEveryone play together
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- Advanced placement Music Theory Flashcards on Music Theory - Form, created by Kimberly Endel on 29/03/2016.
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