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Describe an exact (chromatic) transposition.

Uses accidentals to maintain the exact interval quality when transposing.

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Describe an exact (chromatic) transposition.

Uses accidentals to maintain the exact interval quality when transposing.

Describe a tonal transposition.

Transposition that stays within the diatonic scale of the key.

How does motivic transformation create unity in a composition?

By using related musical ideas derived from a central motive.

How does motivic transformation create variety in a composition?

By altering the motive in different ways (transposition, inversion, etc.).

What is a tonal transposition?

Transposition that stays within the diatonic scale of the key.

What is an exact (chromatic) transposition?

Transposition that uses accidentals to maintain the exact interval quality.