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Music Theory 203
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Undergraduate 2
12/09/2008

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Term
chromaticism
Definition
the use of pitches foreign to the key of the passage
Term
nonessential chromaticism
Definition
chromaticism in the way of NCTs
Term
essential chromaticism
Definition
the use of tones from outside the scale as members of chords
Term
altered chords
Definition
chords created by chromaticism outside of the scale
Term
secondary function
Definition
a chord whose function belongs more closely to a key other than the main key of the passage
Term
what is the most common sort of altered chord?
Definition
secondary dominant
Term
what kinds of chords can be tonacized by secondary dominants?
Definition
major or minor
Term
what does V/IV sound like?
Definition
I
Term
what is the most common secondary dominant chord?
Definition
V/V
Term
With secondary leading tones with 7ths, when do you used diminished and half diminished?
Definition
in minor, use diminished, in major, use either/or though fully diminished is more common
Term
what are the most popular secondary leading tone chords?
Definition
ii, IV, iv, V, and vi
Term
mode
Definition
major or minor
Term
key note
Definition
tonic note
Term
if a piece starts in C what will it end in and why?
Definition
C, because pieces usually start and end in the same key, even c and C are still C
Term
modulation
Definition
a shift of tonal center that takes place within an individual movement
Term
modulation
Definition
a shift of tonal center that takes place within an individual movement
Term
enharmonically equivalent keys
Definition
two keys that sound the same but are spelled differently
Term
parallel keys
Definition
if a major key and a minor key have the same tonic tone
Term
relative keys
Definition
if a major key and a minor key share the same key signature
Term
what kind of keys are modulations most often found between?
Definition
closely related
Term
closely related
Definition
if there is a difference of no more than one sharp or flat in their key signatures
Term
how many keys are closely related to the starting key?
Definition
5
Term
what relationship exists between pairs of keys that are not enharmonic, parallel, relative, or closely related?
Definition
foreign relationship - distantly related
Term
pivot chord/common chord
Definition
serves as the pivot linking two tonalities
Term
what are the least successful choices for common chords?
Definition
V and viidiminished
Term
what is the most common modulation in a major key? In a minor key?
Definition
I to V and I to III or v
Term
chromatic mediant relationship
Definition
the roots of the chords are a m3 or a M3 apart, both major or both minor triads
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