MusicianCV · TRRhythmic 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 / treatmentC D E ♩ ♩ ♩ → ♪ ♪ 𝅗𝅥
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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
Variation: transforming an ideaReferences
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom · Further reading
Subject-expert review pending.