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Music Theory: Melodic Procedures

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antecedent
preceding in time or order
binary
composition involving two parts
conjunct
progressing melodically by intervals of a second
dijunct
melodic progression by intervals greater than a major second
diminution
repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used
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double
a variation
fragmentation
act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented
literal repetition
rhythmic sequences within a piece are repeated
melodic inversion
arrangement of a chord not in the root position
octave displacement
tones are displaced into octave registers that are not their usual position
parallel
two voice parts progressing so that the interval between them remains the same
refrain
principal, recurrent section
retrograde
proceeding from the last note to the first: a melody in retrograde motion
sequence
melodic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation
sequential repetition
transposing a longer rhythmic sequence to a differing scale degree
stanza
arrangement of four or more lines, usually sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme
strophic
having the same music for each successive stanza
ternary
consisting of or involving three parts, sections
transposition
process of moving a collection of notes up or down in pitch by a constant interval
truncation
omission of one or more unaccented notes at the beginning or the end of a piece
variation
transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody
verse
part of a song following the introduction and preceding the chorus

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