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What is a motive?
A short musical idea, a building block for larger compositions.
Define motivic transformation.
Altering a motive to add variety while maintaining unity.
What is transposition?
Moving a motive to a different pitch level.
Define inversion of a motive.
Reversing the direction of each interval in a motive.
What is a retrograde motive?
Playing the motive backwards.
Define extended motive.
Repeating the motive with added notes or phrases.
What is a truncated motive?
Shortening the motive by removing notes.
Define fragmented motive.
Breaking up the motive into smaller pieces.
What is augmentation?
Lengthening the duration of notes.
Define diminution.
Shortening the duration of notes.
What is a motive?
A short musical phrase or idea, usually a few notes, that serves as a building block for a larger composition.
What is motivic transformation?
Altering a motive to add variety while maintaining unity.
What is a transposed motive?
Moving a motive to a different pitch level.
What is an inverted motive?
Reversing the direction of each interval in a motive.
What is a retrograde motive?
Playing the motive backwards.
What is an extended motive?
Repeating the motive with added notes or phrases.
What is a truncated motive?
Shortening the motive by removing notes.
What is a fragmented motive?
Breaking up the motive into smaller groups, often with rests or other elements in between.
What is augmentation?
Lengthening the duration of notes.
What is diminution?
Shortening the duration of notes.
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.