Mode Mixture and the Neapolitan
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What is the term for the process of using tones from one mode, such as minor, in a passage that is predominantly in the other mode, such as major?
View answer and explanationWhat is the name for the major tonic triad that was frequently used to end compositions in a minor key from the early 1500s until around 1750?
View answer and explanationHow many frequently used borrowed chords in major are created by using the lowered sixth scale degree (b6) from the parallel minor?
View answer and explanationWhat is the definition of a Neapolitan triad?
View answer and explanationIn which mode and inversion is the Neapolitan chord most typically found?
View answer and explanationWhat is the typical harmonic function of the Neapolitan chord?
View answer and explanationWhen a Neapolitan sixth (N6) chord is written in four parts, which member of the chord is usually doubled?
View answer and explanationHow does the lowered second scale degree (b2), the root of the Neapolitan chord, typically move in a resolution?
View answer and explanationBesides the tonic (i or I), which two other chords most commonly precede a Neapolitan sixth (N6) chord?
View answer and explanationBorrowed chords that make use of the lowered third scale degree (b3) in a major key include which of the following sets?
View answer and explanationWhich borrowed chords are described as being the 'least common' and make use of the lowered seventh scale degree (b7)?
View answer and explanationHow is the resolution of the lowered sixth scale degree (b6) generally handled in borrowed chords like vii°⁷, iv, or iiø⁷?
View answer and explanationWhile the Neapolitan is most common in first inversion (N6), what is its abbreviation when it appears in root position?
View answer and explanationWhat is one way a Neapolitan chord can be tonicized?
View answer and explanationWhen the use of vii°⁷ to tonicize a major triad (vii°⁷/V) occurs, it is an example of mode mixture because:
View answer and explanationIn a modulation, how can borrowed chords and the Neapolitan be used?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chart on page 359, slipping from F major into its parallel minor (f minor) provides easy access to how many foreign keys?
View answer and explanationIn Example 21-17 by Schubert, mode mixture is used to modulate from F major to what key?
View answer and explanationWhat type of chord is used as the common chord in the modulation in Example 21-18?
View answer and explanationWhat is the only scale degree that can be borrowed from major for use in a minor key, according to the textbook's approach?
View answer and explanationWhich borrowed chord is frequently used in first inversion as part of a stepwise descending bass line, as seen in Example 21-5?
View answer and explanationWhat alternative analytical symbol is mentioned as acceptable for the Neapolitan chord, besides 'N'?
View answer and explanationTo avoid parallel 5ths when a Neapolitan sixth (N6) moves to a cadential six-four (i6/4), what voice-leading procedure is recommended in Example 21-11c?
View answer and explanationWhat is a less common context for the Neapolitan chord, mentioned in the text as an alternative to its typical use?
View answer and explanationWhich chord, found in the parallel minor, is enharmonically equivalent to a Picardy third in a minor key?
View answer and explanationThe use of the bVI chord, as in a V-bVI deceptive cadence, is an example of mode mixture because:
View answer and explanationIn Example 21-9, which borrowed chord is preceded by its secondary dominant?
View answer and explanationWhy is the borrowed vii°⁷ chord often considered more useful than the diatonic viik⁷ in major?
View answer and explanationWhich of the main borrowed chords are minor triads?
View answer and explanationWhat is the relationship between the diminished third (e.g., F-D# in e minor) formed between the root of the N6 and the leading tone?
View answer and explanationIn the Chopin Mazurka, Example 21-3, the vii°⁷ chord is one of the primary motivic elements. What note is the b6 that defines this borrowed chord?
View answer and explanationWhich chord in Example 21-8 by Haydn illustrates the use of bVI?
View answer and explanationIn the film score theme in Example 21-14, the Neapolitan chord is indicated by what lead-sheet symbol?
View answer and explanationAccording to Example 21-15, which two less common uses of the Neapolitan chord are illustrated?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of the borrowed chord iiø⁷?
View answer and explanationThe roman numeral for the borrowed submediant chord is preceded by a flat (bVI) to indicate what?
View answer and explanationIn Example 21-19, mode mixture in the new key is used for what purpose?
View answer and explanationThe text mentions that a root position Neapolitan chord (N) can be prepared by using which chords in the previous measures?
View answer and explanationWhat is the final chord of the textural reduction for Example 21-1?
View answer and explanationWhat interval is contained within the borrowed bIII chord when used in a major key (e.g., C major)?
View answer and explanationIf a Neapolitan chord is used in the key of C major, what notes would it contain?
View answer and explanationIf a composer writes a vii°⁷ chord in the key of G major, what borrowed note is being used?
View answer and explanationWhat chord might function as V/N, preparing a Neapolitan chord in the key of d minor?
View answer and explanationThe final measure of the textural reduction for Example 21-12 in c# minor shows the bass ascending stepwise from which scale degree to which scale degree?
View answer and explanationWhich statement accurately describes the function of the bVII chord when it appears in a major key?
View answer and explanationWhat type of seventh chord is the borrowed iiø⁷?
View answer and explanationIn the CHECKPOINT questions on page 353, what is the answer to 'What is the name for the raised 3 in the tonic triad in the minor mode?'
View answer and explanationWhat accidental is required to spell a Neapolitan chord in a minor key?
View answer and explanationWhat progression in Example 21-14, a theme from a film score, ends with the Neapolitan chord?
View answer and explanationIn a modulation using mode mixture, if a passage begins in a major key and shifts to its parallel minor to use a common chord, the new key will most likely be...
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