Minor Scales and Key Signatures, Melody, Timbre, and Texture
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?
2/2
3/4
6/8
4/4
When a piece is transposed from one key to another, what element of the original time signature changes?
None; the time signature remains unchanged.
The bottom number changes to indicate different note durations.
The top number changes to reflect new rhythms.
Both numbers change to fit the new melodic contour.
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?
G lydian
G aeolian
G dorian
G phrygian
What is the resulting key if an entire melody is transposed from G major up a whole step?
A major
E minor
C major
B major
How would you notate the accidentals when transposing a passage from C Mixolydean mode to F Dorian mode?
Use Bb and Eb as they are the only accidentals present in F Dorian scale.
Add sharp symbols where needed based on an assumption that notes should remain functionally similar post-transposition.
Use no accidentals because all notes are natural in C Mixolydean.
Use Bb, Eb and Ab reflecting the key signature of Db major corresponding with F Phrygian.
If you transpose a melody that originally starts on G down a whole step, on which pitch will the transposed melody begin?
A natural
F natural
B flat
E natural
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)?
Tritone either direction
Major seventh up or diminished second down
Perfect fourth down or perfect fifth up
Minor second down or unison

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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?
Intervals originally consisting of whole steps will transform into half steps as part of adaptive scalar alteration.
The tritone within A Aeolian will resolve into permanent dissonance post-transposition.
All intervals remain identical because modal structures are preserved during transpositions at fixed distances.
Intervals larger than a perfect fifth will increase by half step due to modal interchange effects.
When transposing a melody from G major to B major, which interval correctly represents the distance each note will be shifted?
A perfect fifth down
A perfect fourth up
A major third up
A minor third up
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?
Octave down
Perfect fourth up
Minor third up
Major third down