There are three types of cadences that are relevant to understanding periods and phrases: the half cadence (HC), the imperfect authentic cadence (IAC), and the perfect authentic cadence (PAC):Types of Periods in Music Theory Lesson Summary Register to view this lesson Are you a student or ...
A dominant seventh chord in the key of C is built G-B-D-F, where the F is added to the dominant triad G-B-D. The function of the dominant seventh chord is similar to the function of a dominant triad: it is used at the ends of phrases, called cadences. The dominant seventh chor...
Whereas recent research has focused on how this contrapuntal technique provides a means of creating continuity, this article expands the purview by elucidating how it works in concert with theme-types, forms regulated by cadences (devices that arguably suppress continuity). A basic model provides ...
It is quite likely that no other form in the history of Western music theory has been so strongly associated with a single musical example as the sentence. Most forms are not defined by a single locus classicus - no one piece serves as the ultimate paradigm of sonata form, no single phras...
What Is a Drumline Cadence? What Are Percussion Loops? What Are the Different Types of Pitched Percussion? What Is a Percussion Ensemble? Discussion Comments ByWisedly33— On Sep 24, 2014 The percussion instruments that fascinate me are the timpani drums. It has always amazed me that they can...
The original theory of intertextuality was developed by theorist Julia Kristeva as a way to explain the relationships between texts. Kristeva's theory posits that every literary text is essentially composed of earlier texts. In other words, all literature is fundamentally a conversation, and no liter...
Chris has a master's degree in history and teaches at the University of Northern Colorado. Short Summary Let's review what we've learned about the main periods in music. In musical composition, a phrase is a musical idea or theme that ends in a cadence, with a cadence being a set of...