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Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture

Question 1
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If a melody is written in 4/4 time and you want to transpose it maintaining the same rhythmic values, which of these time signatures would you use?

Question 2
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When a piece is transposed from one key to another, what element of the original time signature changes?

Question 3
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In order to transpose a melodic fragment that uses modal mixture in D dorian down by a perfect fifth, which resulting mode should be applied to ensure modal consistency in the new key?

Question 4
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What is the resulting key if an entire melody is transposed from G major up a whole step?

Question 5
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How would you notate the accidentals when transposing a passage from C Mixolydean mode to F Dorian mode?

Question 6
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If you transpose a melody that originally starts on G down a whole step, on which pitch will the transposed melody begin?

Question 7
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How would one transpose the main motif of Mozart’s Symphony No.40 in G Minor (which begins with Bb) so that it matches the tonal center of Chopin's Prelude in E Minor (which begins with E)?

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Question 8
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1 mark

Assuming no change in octave register or use of chromaticism, what will be true about all intervals after transposing an entire piece written in A Aeolian mode up by a minor third?

Question 9
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1 mark

When transposing a melody from G major to B major, which interval correctly represents the distance each note will be shifted?

Question 10
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If a pianist decides to transpose a song originally played in the key of A minor to the key of C minor, which interval will be used for transposing the entire melody?