recur at regular intervals
Periodicities
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Reverse motion
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imitation in contrary motion, that is, the ascending intervals are changed to descending intervals and the descending interva…
Parallel intervals
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the movement in two or more parts of the same intervals in the same direction
Perfect
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intervals of a unison, octave, fourth, and fifth when they are exactly in tune and neither augmented nor diminished
Perfect interval
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intervals of an octave, a fifth and a fourth
Perfectus
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intervals of a unison, octave, fourth, and fifth when they are exactly in tune and neither augmented nor diminished
Parallel chords
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a sequence of chords where the intervals remain unchanged as the notes of the chord changes
Octotonic
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a scale in which the intervals are alternately a half step and a whole step
Agogic
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the slight variations of rhythmic strength, tempo, accent and volume derived from the nature of a particular musical phrase i…