Exercises in Melody-writing: A Systematic Course of Melodic Composition Designed for the Use of Young Music Students, Chiefly as a Course of Exercise Collateral with the Study of Harmony |
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Exercises in Melody-writing: A Systematic Course of Melodic Composition ... Percy 1853-1943 Goetschius No preview available - 2021 |
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6th Step 7th scale-step 8-measure melodies accented beat Active scale-steps Active tone Adagio Allegretto Allegro ALTERED SCALE-STEPS altered Step Andante Antecedent appoggiatura BEETHOVEN BRAHMS C-major C-minor changes of key CHAPTER CHOPIN chord chord-line chromatic chromatic inflection Consequent Phrase corresponding direction downward effect embellished essential tone example FOLK-SONG former melodies harmonic illustration inharmonic irreg irregular L group large number latter Leading-tone Lento lower neighbor Lpar major and minor major scale meas Melodic form MENDELSSOHN minor alternately Moderato modified recurrence MOZART musical neighboring-note next-related key number of 4-measure number of former orig Original line passing-notes perfect cadence Period-form prescribed in Lesson Primary Rule principal tone rare regular Relative key repetition or sequence Resolution rhythmic group scale scale-line SCHUBERT SCHUMANN Second-Dominant semicadence species of Measure step-wise progression succession Suspension three tones throughout time-values TONE-RELATIONS unaccented unessential upward wide leap wide skip Λ Λ नै
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Page 6 - Triad, or harmonic core of the key, see par. 18) are Inactive. They occupy the centre of harmonic repose, and are therefore inert, not moving except in obedience to some outward impulse. The others, — the 7th, 6th, 4th and 2nd scale-steps, are Active, because they lie outside of this circle of harmonic repose, and are urged by their inherent impulse to regain the condition of rest. For illustration: C major.