MUT 5625 #3 Phrase Structure (3)

THEMATIC DESIGN AND PHRASE STRUCTUREMUT 5625

THE FORM HIERARCHYMotiverepetitionsequencedevelopment

THE FORM HIERARCHYMotiverepetitionsequencedevelopment

Subphrase (segment)

Phrase: more or less complete musical idea, ENDING WITH A CADENCE

Sentence

Sentence: type of phrase that divides into

statement – repetition – continuation/cadence 1 : 1 : 2 2 bars + 2 bars + 4 bars

Sentence: type of phrase that divides into

statement – repetition – continuation/cadence 1 : 1 : 2 2 bars + 2 bars + 4 bars

exact rep. p. 43, Ex. 3.8c varied rep. p. 42, Ex. 3.8a

response-rep. (change of harmony)

p. 43, Ex. 3.8b sequential rep.

Other Phrases: can divide into

statement – contrast/cadence 1 : 1 2 bars + 2 bars

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Period: pair of phrases in antecedent– consequent

relationship

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Period: pair of phrases in antecedent– consequent

relationship

antecedent consequent weaker cad. stronger

cad.

HC PAC (or IAC)

IAC PAC

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Parallel Period

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Parallel Period: consequent (at first) sounds like a restatement of the antecedent

antecedent consequent

a a'

HC PAC

IAC PAC

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Contrasting Period

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Contrasting Period: consequent has contrasting thematic material

antecedent consequent

a b

HC PAC

IAC PAC

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Asymmetrical Period: three-phrase period (two antecedents + one consequent; one antecedent + two consequents)

Modulating Period: consequent has a PAC in a new key

a a' G: HC D: PAC

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Repeated Phrase: a phrase is restated WITH THE SAME CADENCE

a a F: PAC PAC

Varied Repetition: a phrase is restated with some variation (melodic, textural) WITH THE SAME CADENCE

a a' d: HC HC

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Phrase Group

COMBINATIONS OF PHRASES

Phrase Group: series of phrases that group together by continuation/motivic connection, without the cadence pattern of a period

a a'F: IAC HC

Double Period

Double Period: series of 4 phrases, two

antecedents, two consequents; only the LAST CADENCE is strongest (parallel/contrasting) – p. 47, Ex. 3-10 b

ant. group conseq. group

a b a' b'

D: HC IAC HC PAC

Double Period: series of 4 phrases, two

antecedents, two consequents; only the LAST CADENCE is strongest (parallel/contrasting) – p. 47, Ex. 3-10 b

ant. group conseq. group

a b a' b'

D: HC IAC HC PAC

Repeated Period: a period that is repeated (with or without variation)

a b a' b' D: HC PAC HC

PAC

FORTSPINNUNG

FORTSPINNUNGContinuous rhythmic motion as

motive is stated and variedShort phrases often run one into

the nextMost typical of Late Baroque music;

Classical/Romantic transition sections

RITORNELLO

RITORNELLO A recurring theme that begins a

movement in the Baroque and recurs regularly; punctuates tonal design of the movement

Ritornello model of phrase structure:

statement – rep. or response – seq. – cad.