Mode Mixture and the Neapolitan

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Question 1

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?

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Question 2

What 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?

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Question 3

How many frequently used borrowed chords in major are created by using the lowered sixth scale degree (b6) from the parallel minor?

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Question 4

What is the definition of a Neapolitan triad?

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Question 5

In which mode and inversion is the Neapolitan chord most typically found?

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Question 6

What is the typical harmonic function of the Neapolitan chord?

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Question 7

When a Neapolitan sixth (N6) chord is written in four parts, which member of the chord is usually doubled?

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Question 8

How does the lowered second scale degree (b2), the root of the Neapolitan chord, typically move in a resolution?

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Question 9

Besides the tonic (i or I), which two other chords most commonly precede a Neapolitan sixth (N6) chord?

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Question 10

Borrowed chords that make use of the lowered third scale degree (b3) in a major key include which of the following sets?

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Question 11

Which borrowed chords are described as being the 'least common' and make use of the lowered seventh scale degree (b7)?

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Question 12

How is the resolution of the lowered sixth scale degree (b6) generally handled in borrowed chords like vii°⁷, iv, or iiø⁷?

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Question 13

While the Neapolitan is most common in first inversion (N6), what is its abbreviation when it appears in root position?

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Question 14

What is one way a Neapolitan chord can be tonicized?

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Question 15

When the use of vii°⁷ to tonicize a major triad (vii°⁷/V) occurs, it is an example of mode mixture because:

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Question 16

In a modulation, how can borrowed chords and the Neapolitan be used?

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Question 17

According to the chart on page 359, slipping from F major into its parallel minor (f minor) provides easy access to how many foreign keys?

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Question 18

In Example 21-17 by Schubert, mode mixture is used to modulate from F major to what key?

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Question 19

What type of chord is used as the common chord in the modulation in Example 21-18?

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Question 20

What is the only scale degree that can be borrowed from major for use in a minor key, according to the textbook's approach?

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Question 21

Which borrowed chord is frequently used in first inversion as part of a stepwise descending bass line, as seen in Example 21-5?

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Question 22

What alternative analytical symbol is mentioned as acceptable for the Neapolitan chord, besides 'N'?

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Question 23

To 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?

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Question 24

What is a less common context for the Neapolitan chord, mentioned in the text as an alternative to its typical use?

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Question 25

Which chord, found in the parallel minor, is enharmonically equivalent to a Picardy third in a minor key?

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Question 26

The use of the bVI chord, as in a V-bVI deceptive cadence, is an example of mode mixture because:

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Question 27

In Example 21-9, which borrowed chord is preceded by its secondary dominant?

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Question 28

Why is the borrowed vii°⁷ chord often considered more useful than the diatonic viik⁷ in major?

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Question 29

Which of the main borrowed chords are minor triads?

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Question 30

What 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?

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Question 31

In 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?

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Question 32

Which chord in Example 21-8 by Haydn illustrates the use of bVI?

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Question 33

In the film score theme in Example 21-14, the Neapolitan chord is indicated by what lead-sheet symbol?

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Question 34

According to Example 21-15, which two less common uses of the Neapolitan chord are illustrated?

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Question 35

What is the primary characteristic of the borrowed chord iiø⁷?

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Question 36

The roman numeral for the borrowed submediant chord is preceded by a flat (bVI) to indicate what?

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Question 37

In Example 21-19, mode mixture in the new key is used for what purpose?

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Question 38

The text mentions that a root position Neapolitan chord (N) can be prepared by using which chords in the previous measures?

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Question 39

What is the final chord of the textural reduction for Example 21-1?

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Question 40

What interval is contained within the borrowed bIII chord when used in a major key (e.g., C major)?

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Question 41

If a Neapolitan chord is used in the key of C major, what notes would it contain?

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Question 42

If a composer writes a vii°⁷ chord in the key of G major, what borrowed note is being used?

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Question 43

What chord might function as V/N, preparing a Neapolitan chord in the key of d minor?

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Question 44

The 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?

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Question 45

Which statement accurately describes the function of the bVII chord when it appears in a major key?

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Question 46

What type of seventh chord is the borrowed iiø⁷?

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Question 47

In 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?'

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Question 48

What accidental is required to spell a Neapolitan chord in a minor key?

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Question 49

What progression in Example 21-14, a theme from a film score, ends with the Neapolitan chord?

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Question 50

In 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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