Form and Musical Analysis Flashcards
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Which cadence consists of a dominant seventh chord resolving to the tonic but in an unexpected voicing, with the third in the bass?
Answer: Imperfect authentic cadence
An imperfect authentic cadence moves from V to I but lacks the root in the soprano or bass of the tonic chord, or uses V7 instead of V, making it less conclusive.
In 12-tone serial composition, the retrograde-inversion (RI) form of a row is obtained by:
Answer: Inverting all intervals then reading the result backwards
The retrograde-inversion is created by first inverting all intervals of the prime row, then reading that inversion in reverse order.
What term describes a passage where a theme or motive is imitated at successively shorter time intervals, creating overlapping entries?
Answer: Stretto
Stretto occurs when fugal entries of the subject overlap because each new entry begins before the previous one has finished.
In sonata form, the term 'secondary theme group' refers to:
Answer: The thematic material presented in the secondary key area of the exposition
The secondary theme group comprises the themes presented in the secondary key (usually the dominant in major-key works) during the exposition.
Which analytical symbol (♯iv°7 or viio7/V) identifies a fully diminished seventh chord that functions as a secondary leading-tone chord?
Answer: Secondary diminished seventh
A secondary diminished seventh chord (viio7/x) acts as a leading-tone chord to a chord other than the tonic, providing intensified harmonic motion.
What formal type presents multiple poetic stanzas set to the same music, with no through-composed variation between verses?
Answer: Strophic form
Strophic form repeats the same music for each new stanza of text, as found in folk songs and many hymns.
In spectral analysis of musical form, the concept of 'formal functions' introduced by William Caplin categorizes formal regions as:
Answer: Opening, middle, and closing
Caplin's theory of formal functions classifies thematic regions into opening (presentation), middle (continuation), and closing (cadential) functions.