Fall Final

Question 1

Describe the different augmented 6 chords.

Answer 1

Italian 6, German 6/5, French 6/3. The Italian has only 3 notes, the German has to go I 6/4 then V.

Question 2

explain what secondary fifths and sevenths are.

Answer 2

Is a dominant of a different key. In this example it would be in the key of the dominant or seventh of the tonic key.

Question 3

What is a N6 chord.

Answer 3

A Neapolitan sixth is a lowered second of the tonic key.

Question 4

What ways do composers develop motives?

Answer 4

Repetition, Sequence, Inversion, fragmentation, imitation

Question 5

What is a key part of inventions?

Answer 5

invertible counterpoint.

Question 6

What is invertible counterpoint?

Answer 6

Where the motives in each part switch and repeat or imitate.

Question 7

What is the structure of a fugue?

Answer 7

Start with the exposition, then have a series of episodes and middle entries that eventually bring you to the final ending.

Question 8

explain the structure of the exposition of a fugue.

Answer 8

First voice starts, then answer in the dominant with countersubject, then subject repeats with counter subject and free part. There is sometimes a bridge between the answer and the final voice entering. Often the bridge is used to modulate.

Question 9

What is an episode? fugue

Answer 9

Subject is absent in compelete form and modulates.

Question 10

What is a middle entry?

Answer 10

entrance of subject in any voice, usually in foreign key.

Question 11

How do middle entries transform the subject and what do they do?

Answer 11

Inversion, flip the motive around so its opposite direction.
Augmentation, twice as slow.
Stretto, overlapping imitation, so before melody is done the imitation has started.

Question 12

What is the structure of a sonata form?

Answer 12

Exposition, Development, recapitulation

Question 13

What are the parts of an exposition in sonata form?

Answer 13

Theme 1 in tonic
Theme 2 in V
Transition with 1/2 cadence ending
Closing thme/section in V

Question 14

What are the parts of a development?

Answer 14

material from exposition
goes through many keys
ends on V prep or semi cadence

Question 15

Parts of the recapitulation in sonata form?

Answer 15

Theme 1, 2 and closing section in tonic key. might be a transition but with no modulation

Question 16

What are the parts of sonata concerto form?

Answer 16

Ep. 1 Tutti= Theme 1,2 and closing section in tonic key.
Ep.2 Soloist = Theme 1 in tonic, Theme 2 in V, closing section in V
then have normal development and recapitulation. Usually the development secion has more virutosity and less thematically developed. Recap = Theme 1, 2 and closing in tonic. usually a cadenza between theme 2 and closing section.

Question 17

What is a false entry?

Answer 17

3 voices where a voice jumps to a different register that suggests a different voice.