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Texture, Structure and Form
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- 1FugueA fugue is a polyphonic (contrapuntal) composition. It begins with the theme - called the subject - playing a single line (no accompaniment). Other voices enter in succession, imitating the subject.
- 2SubjectThe main theme in a fugue.
- 3CountersubjectIn a fugue, after the subject or answer is played the continuation on the same instrument is called the countersubject.
- 4AnswerThe imitation which follows the subject in a fugue.
- 5StrettoVoices enter one at at time, quickly after he previous entry.
- 6AntiphonalDialogue between one group of instruments and another.
- 7BridgeA passage of music which links two main themes.
- 8LeitmotivA reoccurring theme intended to bring in mind a specific character, mood, location etc.
- 9InversionMirror image effect. If a phrase begins with three notes ascending at a tone each time then the inversion phrase would be three notes descending at a tone each time.
- 10RetrogradeBackwards. Often heard in serial music.
- 11Song CycleA group of songs linked by a common theme.
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- Flashcards on Texture, Structure and Form, created by Georgia Porter on 05/04/2017.
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- Georgia Porter · Apr 2017
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