Inventions and Fugues
Inventions and Fugues Inventions and fugues share many features, but the differences are very easy to recognize once you know what you are looking for. To begin with, they are
Binary and Ternary Form
Forms There are many types of musical forms used to describe the overall harmonic and thematic organization of compositions. Two of the simplest forms are binary form and tertiary form.
Modulation and Closely Related Keys
Modulation gives the composer the means to smoothly – or abruptly – transition to a new key and change the feel of a piece and provides variety in larger forms
Secondary Leading-tone Chords
“Who” is but the form following the function of “What”; and what I am is a man in a mask…I’m merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man
Dominant Substitution
Secondary Dominants The most important scale tones in Western music are the tonic (I or i), subdominant (IV or iv), and dominant (V) – the trifecta upon which most music
Jab Molassie – A Tale of Love and Desire
Dominique Le Gendre and Caitlyn Kamminga’s Jab Molassie is a Trinidadian adaptation of L’Histoire du Soldat set in Port of Spain. Jab Molassie is one of the oldest Devil characters
Diatonic Sequences
Music is a mix of calm and chaos; push and pull; yin, and yang. Phrases and cadences help to bring order to music and create expectations for the listener, but
Phrase Structure and Motivic Analysis
According to Grammarly: A phrase is a small group of words that communicates a concept but isn’t a full sentence. You use phrases in your writing and your speech every
Voice-Leading Using Substitutes
Dominant Substitutes using Leading-tone Chords The leading-tone triad and seventh chords are used when the dominant function is desired but the stronger tendencies of the V and V7 are not
Embellishing Tones
According to the Cambridge Dictionary: the word embellish means to make something more beautiful by adding something to it, or to add or change some details of a story, usually to make it more interesting or exciting. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/embellish Embellishing tones are consonant or dissonant