Pitch, Major Scales and Key Signatures, Rhythm, Meter, and Expressive Elements
What kind of non-harmonic tone occurs when a note is sustained over a change in harmony and then steps down to resolve into the new chord?
In a Baroque era fugue subject, if the countersubject is primarily constructed of sixteenth notes against the subject's eighth notes, what articulation would typically be most appropriate to apply to the countersubject for stylistic accuracy?
If an eighteenth-century fugue has a subject consisting mainly of sixteenth notes and its countersubject comprises eighth notes, what is likely happening during episodes between statements of the subject?
Which scale is commonly used in jazz and features an altered fifth or flat fifth degree among other alterations?
If a composer writes successive measures that alternate between compound quadruple and complex septuple meters, what rhythmic technique are they employing?
In simple meter, how many main beats are found in each measure of 2/4 time?
Consider melody notated in 7 meter, what would constitute irregular synchronization between notated rhythms and typical metrical accent patterns found within this odd-metered context?
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How would you describe the process used to reinterpret dotted quarter notes as triplet half-notes within a measure in time?
Which rhythmic feature would indicate that a melody is written in compound time rather than simple time?
How is simple meter distinguished from compound meter when looking at beat division in music theory?