Chord Progressions and Predominant Function
What is typically heard immediately following an Appoggiatura sixfourchord during listening exercises?
A resolution to the next chord without the sixth and fourth
An incorrect passage to relative minor key tonality
The addition of a seventh to the existing chord structure
An intentional silence designed to highlight dissonance
In which time signature would you most likely encounter a pedal six-four chord?
Cut Time (alla breve; C with a vertical line through it)
Common Time (C)
Triple Meter (3⁄4)
Duple Meter (2⁄2)
When encountering additional Six Four Chords, what should musicians look out for to avoid parallel fifths or octaves between parts?
Emphasize dynamic contrast, particularly during transitions.
Carefully executed voice leading.
Maintaining strict harmonic rhythm throughout piece.
Use continuous arpeggiation patterns without alteration.
What is the interval between the bass note and the tenor note in a 6/4 chord built on C?
A second.
An octave.
A fourth.
A sixth.
Which phrase best summarizes the primary characteristic of a Neapolitan Six Four chord (N64)?
It acts as a diminished seventh chord on the leading tone.
It replaces the supertonic triad in root position.
It operates as a secondary dominant in the V-IV relation.
It is used as a prolongation of tonal harmony.
In harmonic analysis, the cadential 6/4 chord is characterized by which of the following features?
It functions independently as its own tonic.
It typically resolves to a IV or ii chord in root position.
It serves as a preparatory embellishment of the V chord.
It acts primarily as a dominant substitute.
What texture results when composers utilize pedal point with chord inflections above?
To highlight non-chromatic alterations within secondary dominants.
To introduce polyphonic textures paralleling Renaissance conventions.
To create sustained harmonic tension while other voices move freely.
To transition smoothly between remote key areas without obvious pivot chords.

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In a cadential 6/4 chord progression, which non-chord tone often precedes the dominant chord?
Appoggiatura
Anticipation
Retardation
Pedal point
What is one reason that composers use pedal 6/4 chords in their compositions?
To sustain harmonic tension over a pedal point
To create an abrupt modulation to a new key area
To emphasize melodic motion in inner voices rather than harmony
To instantly resolve dissonances without preparation or delay
What musical figure typically precedes cadences that feature cadential sixty fours?
Nonharmonic tones displaced by octave leaps
Embellishment figures such as suspensions or appoggiaturas
Extended tertian structures like ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords
Complex polyrhythmic patterns