Chapter 12

Question 1

Thematic Development

Answer 1

the musical process by which melodic material is derived from a previously presented theme or melody, or to the process of musical growth by which themes or melodies generate extended sections

Question 2

Repetition

Answer 2

implies restatement of a segment at exactly the same level

a basic means of formal growth by a motive or a phrase

Question 3

Transposition

Answer 3

a repetition stated at a different tonal level than the original segment

Question 4

Varied Repetition or Variation

Answer 4

the basic frame of the melody is preserved, original motive or phrase is now altered in some way

Question 5

Tonal Sequence

Answer 5

the sequence goes down by steps following the diatonic scale, the exact relationships of steps and half steps between segments are not preserved

Question 6

Real Sequence

Answer 6

the exact intervocalic relationships are preserved

Question 7

Modified Sequence

Answer 7

a sequence that’s restatement of the segment isn’t literal, not because of the normal step and half-step diatonic relationships, but because some variation has been introduced.

Question 8

Augmentation

Answer 8

intervals that are expanded

Question 9

Diminuation

Answer 9

intervals that are contracted

Question 10

Change of Mode

Answer 10

the key remains the same, but the changes from major to minor, or vice versa

Question 11

Fragmentaton

Answer 11

Melodic development is often based on a fragment of the original theme rather than the complete unit
may be repeated, presented as a sequence, or subjected to any other kind of developmental transformation

Question 12

Retrograde

Answer 12

to read a melody backwards

Question 13

Inversions

Answer 13

reading a melody upside down

Question 14

Retrograde (Crab) Canon

Answer 14

a “rule” by which a voice is derived from another voice

Question 15

Round

Answer 15

a type of perpetual canon

several voices sing the same melody but each voice comes in when the previous voice reaches a certain point

Question 16

Augmentation

Answer 16

the statement of a theme in proportionally longer rhythmic values, most often doubled, tripled, or quadrupled

Question 17

Motive

Answer 17

a short, recurring musical figure, characteristic rhythmic/pitch pattern

Question 18

Dimminuation

Answer 18

the statement of a theme in porportionaly shorter rhythmic values

Question 19

Phrase Extension

Answer 19

a transformation that adds length to a phrase

Question 20

Initial Extension

Answer 20

the beginning of a phrase

Question 21

Internal Extension or Interpolation

Answer 21

within a phrase

Question 22

Cadential Extension

Answer 22

the end of a phrase

Question 23

Initial Extension

Answer 23

melodic unit may be lengthened by adding notes to its beginning
not always melodic

Question 24

Cadential Extension

Answer 24

a fragment added at the end of a musical unit, usually after the cadence

Question 25

Codetta

Answer 25

a slightly longer addition including some thematic material

Question 26

Coda

Answer 26

an extended section, sometimes of substantial length, at the end of a movement

Question 27

Interpolation

Answer 27

an internal addition to a phrase
when a phrase that has been previously stated is stated again, second statement includes material that has clearly been added to the original version

Question 28

Inversion

Answer 28

a mirror image of a melody
the contour of the melody and the direction of intervals are reversed: ascending motion becomes descending and vice versa