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Breathing between motives

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Motives and phrases

Breathing between motives · C D E / G A B → ♪ ♪ ♩ / 𝄽

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 A B / ♪ ♪ ♩ / 𝄽

Motive / treatment

C D E / G A B ♪ ♪ ♩ / 𝄽

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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

Augmenting and diminishing a motive

References

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

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