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Rhythmic recasting

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Motives and phrases

Rhythmic recasting · C D E → ♩ ♩ ♩ → ♪ ♪ 𝅗𝅥

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 / ♩ ♩ ♩ → ♪ ♪ 𝅗𝅥

Motive / treatment

C D E ♩ ♩ ♩ → ♪ ♪ 𝅗𝅥

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Which feature makes the two forms sound related?

AnswerCompare pitch and rhythm separately. Emphasise the retained feature once and listen again.

Related topics

Variation: transforming an idea

References

Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom · Further reading

Subject-expert review pending.