Counterpoint/Fugue
Borrowed Chords & Harmonic Extensions
Altered Predominants
Modulation
Form
100
The contrapuntal device that occurs when an idea appears in longer note values than its original
What is Augmentation?
100
When in a major key, the borrowed primary chords (I, IV, V) are all this type of triad
What is Minor?
100
The Neapolitan is this quality of chord
What is Major?
100
This type of modulation uses a pivot chord diatonic to both keys
What is a Common Chord Modulation?
100
A two part form whose A section closes in tonic and no thematic material returns in the B section
What is Sectional Binary
200
A melodic idea that serves as the basis for a fugue
What is the Subject?
200
These 3 scale degrees can be borrowed from the parallel minor when in the parallel major key
What are b3, b6, b7?
200
All augmented sixth chords contain scale degrees #4, b6 and this
What is scale degree 1?
200
This type of modulation has no common chords between keys
What is a Direct Modulation (also called Abrupt or Chromatic)?
200
A two-part form where the A section closes away from tonic, and thematic material returns in the B section (A B A')
What is Continuous Rounded Binary?
300
Imitation of the fugue subject, usually at the dominant, using EXACT pitch transposition
What is a Real Answer?
300
In a major key, a borrowed supertonic chord is this type of triad
What is Diminished?
300
The Neapolitan is most often found in this inversion
What is First Inversion?
300
This type of modulation uses a chord diatonic to the old key, and when respelled enharmonically, diatonic to the new key
What is an Enharmonic Modulation?
300
The term for the contrasting sections between refrains in a Rondo
What is Episode?
400
Counterpoint used frequently against S or A in a fugue that provides contrasting ideas and additional material for development
What is a Countersubject?
400
The Ninth of a Dominant 9th chord resolves in this direction
What is Down (by step)?
400
In an augmented sixth chord, the interval of +6 resolves out to this interval in the next chord
What is an Octave (P8)?
400
Often used in enharmonic modulations, a German Augmented 6th chord is enharmonically equivalent to this chord
What is a V7 (dominant 7th chord)?
400
In a Sonata Form Development, the name of the passage that provides motion back to the original key, often using a dominant prolongation
What is the Retransition?
500
"Tight" overlapping statements of the subject/answer in a fugue
What is Stretto?
500
In four voice textures, this chord member is almost always omitted in 9th, 11th, and 13th chords
What is the Fifth?
500
The German sixth often resolves to this chord to avoid parallel fifths
What is a Cadential Six-Four?
500
Often used in enharmonic modulations, this chameleon-like chord can modulate to distant keys with ease because any one of the four chord members can be heard as the root
What is a Diminished 7th chord?
500
In a minor key Sonata Form Exposition, the secondary theme will most likely be in this key
What is the Relative Major?
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