Nonchord Tones 2
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What is the general rule for the melodic contour of an appoggiatura?
View answer and explanationWhat is another name for an escape tone?
View answer and explanationA neighbor group is described as a combination of which two nonchord tones in succession?
View answer and explanationWhat is a 'free anticipation'?
View answer and explanationWhat is the defining characteristic of a pedal point?
View answer and explanationAccording to the text, the appoggiatura is more typical of which century's music compared to the eighteenth century?
View answer and explanationWhat are the typical characteristics of an escape tone?
View answer and explanationWhat is the common purpose of using an escape tone at a cadence?
View answer and explanationBesides 'cambiata', what is another term used for a neighbor group?
View answer and explanationThe device where the end of a Baroque phrase in a minor key concludes with a major tonic triad is known as what?
View answer and explanationFrom where does the term 'pedal point' originate?
View answer and explanationWhat is an 'inverted pedal point'?
View answer and explanationWhat is a 'double pedal point'?
View answer and explanationWhat is the common triad often included in a passage with a tonic pedal point, whose root is a perfect fourth above the pedal?
View answer and explanationIn the context of analyzing passages with pedal points, what is the general practice for indicating inversions of chords played above the pedal?
View answer and explanationWhen analyzing an unaccompanied melodic line, the text suggests that recognizing NCTs is generally what?
View answer and explanationWhat issue is highlighted in Example 12-14 (Brahms), where two staves are not 'correctly' aligned?
View answer and explanationWhat is the key takeaway from the discussion of Examples 12-12 and 12-13 (Schubert) regarding the labeling of NCTs?
View answer and explanationWhich nonchord tone discussed in Chapter 12 has a melodic contour that is the reverse of an appoggiatura?
View answer and explanationIn what situation might what appears to be a pedal point or anticipation actually be better analyzed as suspensions and retardations?
View answer and explanationWhile an appoggiatura is generally approached by an ascending leap and left by a descending step, the text notes that the sequence is not always this specific. What is the constant feature of all appoggiaturas?
View answer and explanationIn Example 12-2 (Chopin), what aspect of the nonchord tones is identified as being a major contributor to the phrase's 'Romantic flavor'?
View answer and explanationWhat does the neighbor group figure resemble, as illustrated in Example 12-4?
View answer and explanationHow does an anticipation move to the chord it anticipates?
View answer and explanationIn Example 12-7 (Schumann), three anticipation figures are present. How many of these figures are actual Nonchord Tones?
View answer and explanationIn the context of the pedal point, what is a 'pedal six-four chord'?
View answer and explanationWhat type of pedal point is illustrated in Example 12-11 (Prout), which contains rests?
View answer and explanationWhich statement accurately describes the NCTs discussed in Chapter 12 compared to those in previous chapters?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text suggest is the best analytical solution for the seemingly problematic NCTs in Example 12-13 (Schubert)?
View answer and explanationIn the summary, how is an escape tone's melodic motion described?
View answer and explanationAccording to the summary, a neighbor group embellishes a single pitch by sounding what?
View answer and explanationThe summary states that an anticipation almost always resolves to what?
View answer and explanationWhat is the summary's definition of a free anticipation?
View answer and explanationWhat does the summary indicate about the general metric placement of escape tones?
View answer and explanationIn most cases, what is the melodic approach and resolution for an appoggiatura, according to the summary?
View answer and explanationAccording to the analysis of conventional NCT terminology in the 'Special Problems' section, what is the suggested approach for a passage like Example 12-14 (Brahms)?
View answer and explanationWhat are appoggiaturas also called?
View answer and explanationWhat is the typical harmonic context for using an escape tone figure to ornament a scalar line, as seen in the reference to Example 11-3?
View answer and explanationThe resolution of the neighbor group figure involves the second nonchord tone, which is an appoggiatura. How does this appoggiatura resolve?
View answer and explanationIn Example 12-8 (Mozart), what is the function of the bass anticipating the tonic triad before the dominant chord has resolved?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary difference between a rearticulated pedal point and a sustained pedal point?
View answer and explanationIn the analysis of the Bach fugue subject (Example 12-16), what does the textural reduction reveal about the melody?
View answer and explanationWhat factor often makes NCTs involving leaps, like appoggiaturas, more obvious to the listener?
View answer and explanationIn the case of a neighbor group, the first neighbor is approached by step and left by leap, while the second is approached by leap and resolved by step. Which part of this figure constitutes the escape tone?
View answer and explanationWhat chord is often found above a dominant pedal point?
View answer and explanationWhat makes the analysis of Example 12-2 (Chopin) change when moving from the surface to a more background level, as shown in the textural reduction?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, how does a free anticipation resolve?
View answer and explanationWhich nonchord tone discussed in Chapter 12 is generally characterized as being 'accented'?
View answer and explanationThe analysis of the Schumann example with anticipation figures (Example 12-7) shows that while there are three such melodic shapes, only the one in the bass is an NCT. What are the other two figures?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary cautionary point the chapter makes about analyzing NCTs in an unaccompanied melody?
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