a number of themes all in the same key that function as a unit within a section of a form
Theme group
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Ternary form
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a three section form in which the first section A is repeated, often with some changes, after a middle section B, thus the fo…
Theme
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a group of notes, also called a melody, that will form the basis for a work that includes the theme's repetition and/or devel…
Key Center
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Theory
A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…
Biwa
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a short necked Japanese lute, used in the seventh century in gagaku, with a cranked neck. played with an oversized plectrum.…
Episodical form
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the same as rondo form
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations
Parallel motion
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when two parts move the same interval in the same direction at the same time