Form and Musical Analysis Flashcards
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In a sonata-form movement, the 'false recapitulation' typically occurs in which section?
Answer: Development
A false recapitulation appears in the development section, briefly suggesting the main theme's return in the tonic before continuing developmental activity.
Which term describes a compositional technique where a theme is presented simultaneously with its own inversion?
Answer: Mirror fugue
A mirror fugue presents the subject alongside its melodic inversion simultaneously, creating a symmetrical contrapuntal texture.
In a rondo form labeled ABACABA, what is the term for sections B and C?
Answer: Episodes
In rondo form, the recurring A section is the refrain, while the contrasting B and C sections are called episodes.
What analytical label describes a chord that is borrowed from the parallel minor key in a major-key piece?
Answer: Borrowed chord
A borrowed chord (or modal mixture) is taken from the parallel minor mode and used within a major-key context for coloristic effect.
Which formal structure features two repeated sections where the second section is roughly twice the length of the first?
Answer: Binary form
Binary form (AB) consists of two sections, each typically repeated, with the second section often longer as it moves away from and returns to the tonic.
In Schenkerian analysis, the 'Urlinie' (fundamental line) most commonly descends from which scale degree?
Answer: Scale degree 5
The Urlinie most commonly descends from scale degree 5 (^5) through ^4 and ^3 to the final ^1, though descents from ^3 and ^8 also occur.
What term identifies the brief connective passage that links two main themes or sections in a sonata exposition?
Answer: Transition
The transition (or bridge) connects the first and second theme groups in a sonata exposition, typically modulating to the secondary key area.