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35 Cards in this Set
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anacrusis
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pick up
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augmentation
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to make longer
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conjunct
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stepwise motion
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diminution
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to shorten
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disjunct
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skipwise motion
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elision
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one phrase ends while another begins at the same time
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internal expansion
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lengthens the middle of the phrase
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cadential extension
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end of the phrase is extended
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fragmentation
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a segment
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imitation
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second voice imitates first voice
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leitmotif
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a motive (theme) that identifies a person or character
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star wars= darfvator
phantom of the opera= phantom |
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literal repetition
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second voice repeats first voice both rythm and pitch
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melody
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series of single notes
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melodic inversion
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same rythm but pitch changes if first part goes up then second part goes down and vice versa (by same interval)
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mode mixture (modal borrowing)
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combined chords from the parallel major or minor mode to increase harmonic resources
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motive (motif)
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short group of notes (2-8) that repeat throughout the melody to establish is identify
* defines the melody and characterizes and unifies the composition |
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appoggiatura
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jump/leap then step in opposite direction on the beat
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anticipation
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step or jump then same note
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escape tone (èchappèe)
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step then jump in opposite direction
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passing tone
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step then step in same direction
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neighbor tone
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step then step in opposite direction
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suspension
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same note then step down
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retardation
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same note then step up
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phrase
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a four measure segment that concludes with a cadence
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antecedent phrase
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ends with a weak cadence
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consequent phrase
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ends with a strong cadence
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period
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two phrases
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parallel period
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two phrases that start the same but second phrase is a variation of first phrase
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contrasting period
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two phrases are different from each other
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repeated parallel period
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a parallel period repeated exactly
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double period
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4 phrases 3 are weak but last is PAC
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melodic sequence
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repeat motif but start note is different
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retrograde
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melody is played backwards
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rhytmic displacement
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repeats original melody but different place in the piece
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ornamentation
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decorating the melody with non chord tones
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