Root Position Part Writing
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In the context of root position part writing, which interval of root movement is treated as being the same as a 3rd apart?
View answer and explanationWhen writing for four-part textures with repeated root position triads, which member of the triad is usually doubled?
View answer and explanationIn a three-part texture with a repeated root position triad, which member of the triad is often omitted?
View answer and explanationWhich tone is almost never doubled in root position part writing due to its strong tendency?
View answer and explanationWhen connecting two root position triads with roots a 4th or 5th apart, what is the 'common tone and stepwise' method for four-part textures?
View answer and explanationIn the 'similar motion' method for connecting root position triads a P5 down, in which direction do the three upper parts move?
View answer and explanationWhen is it acceptable for the leading tone in an inner voice to leap down to the 5th of the chord instead of resolving to the tonic?
View answer and explanationHow many pitch classes do two root position triads with roots a 3rd apart have in common?
View answer and explanationIn four-part writing between root position triads a 3rd apart, what is the 'two common tones and stepwise' method?
View answer and explanationWhat is a potential voice-leading problem in three-part textures when moving between triads with an ascending root movement of a 3rd?
View answer and explanationWhen connecting two root position triads with roots a 2nd apart in four-part texture, what is the typical motion of the upper voices relative to the bass?
View answer and explanationWhat is the name for the progression V-vi or V-VI?
View answer and explanationIn a V-vi deceptive progression, what is the usual doubling in the vi chord in a four-part texture?
View answer and explanationWhat is the acceptable exception to resolving the leading tone upward in a V-vi progression in a major key?
View answer and explanationWhy is it generally unacceptable for the leading tone to move down to scale degree 6 in a V-VI deceptive progression in a minor key?
View answer and explanationAccording to the introduction, the conventions presented in Chapter 6 for part writing are described as what?
View answer and explanationIn a four-part texture, how can an incomplete final I chord be constructed according to the chapter?
View answer and explanationHow many triads with roots a 2nd apart must be connected for the smoothest voice leading in a three-part texture?
View answer and explanationThe 'tertian leap, common tone, stepwise' method for connecting triads with roots a 4th/5th apart is described as being useful for what purpose?
View answer and explanationHow many different intervals that can separate the roots of any two chords are the part-writing conventions reduced to in the chapter's introduction?
View answer and explanationIn the summary of Chapter 6, which part of a triad is stated to be frequently omitted in three-part textures but seldom in four-part textures?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary voice-leading rule when writing for triads with roots a 2nd apart in a four-part texture?
View answer and explanationHow many pitch classes are shared between triads whose roots are a fourth or fifth apart?
View answer and explanationIn a four-part texture, when connecting a V chord to a vi chord, what is the motion of the two upper voices that are not the leading tone?
View answer and explanationWhat is the main requirement for chords in three-part textures, as stated in the section on roots a 4th/5th apart?
View answer and explanationWhat is the relationship between the written range and sounding range for a transposing instrument?
View answer and explanationTo what does the term 'doubled' or 'tripled' refer in the context of part writing?
View answer and explanationIf a composer wants to write music for a French horn in F at concert pitch, what mnemonic is provided to help with transposition?
View answer and explanationWhen the bass moves by arpeggiating an octave while the chord is repeated, what can the upper voices do?
View answer and explanationWhen using the 'common tone and stepwise' method for roots a P5 up, in which direction will the two moving upper voices go?
View answer and explanationWhat is the consequence of the voice leading in a standard V-vi deceptive progression?
View answer and explanationHow many common tones are there between two root position triads whose roots are a second apart?
View answer and explanationIn a three-part texture, a final I chord may consist only of what?
View answer and explanationWhen connecting root position triads with roots a descending 3rd apart in a four-part texture, in which direction does the one moving upper voice travel?
View answer and explanationWhich of the three methods for connecting triads with roots a 4th/5th apart is described as being 'not as smooth as the first two'?
View answer and explanationIn three-part writing for the deceptive progression V-vi in a major key, what is a possible motion for an inner voice containing the leading tone?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason that seventh chords are not used compositionally in Chapter 6?
View answer and explanationFor which family of instruments does Chapter 6 mention that writing music as if they all had the same range makes it easier for players to 'double'?
View answer and explanationIn three-part writing, what is generally done with an incomplete triad?
View answer and explanationThe part-writing principles for a root movement of an ascending P4 are identical to those for which other root movement?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary characteristic of the voice leading between root position triads with roots a 3rd apart?
View answer and explanationIn the summary of Chapter 6, what is stated as the usual doubling in the second chord of a V-vi progression?
View answer and explanationWhich fundamental root movement is described as one of the most foundational in tonal music at the beginning of the section on roots a 4th/5th apart?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary reason given for why the leading tone is almost never doubled?
View answer and explanationWhen moving from V to vi in a minor key (V-VI), why can the leading tone not move down by step to scale degree 6?
View answer and explanationWhat is the very first step suggested in the procedure for writing for an instrumental ensemble?
View answer and explanationWhat is stated to be a major issue in part writing in the tonal style, as mentioned in the introduction of Chapter 6?
View answer and explanationIf the bass moves down by step when connecting triads with roots a 2nd apart, how do the upper voices move?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is NOT one of the four main combinations of root movement discussed in Chapter 6?
View answer and explanationWhat is a key difference in handling root position triads in three-part textures compared to four-part textures?
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