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Motives and phrases
Motivic suffix · C D E → G → C D E / G
Play the short cell and record it next to the second form. Identify what survives: pitch order, rhythm, direction or endpoint.
Example
Motive / treatment · C D E → G / C D E / G
Motive / treatmentC D E → G C D E / G
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Which feature makes the two forms sound related?
Answer
Compare pitch and rhythm separately. Emphasise the retained feature once and listen again.Related topics
Sequence: repeating a figure at a new levelReferences
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom · Further reading
Subject-expert review pending.