Music Theory

Diatonic sequences are  repeat musical segments and are transposed in a regular pattern within a key . Ascending sequences   Descending sequences   The descending circle-of-fifths sequence gets its nickname from its pattern of successive root motion: each chord’s root is a fifth lower than the previous chord’s root.  It is perhaps the most common sequence in tonal music  It sounds especially good in minor keys, but appears freely in major keys as well. Below is an example of me performing an example of the topic at hand. This music is the Bach Cello Suite 1 b

  Phrase and motives   A Motiv is  a leading phrase or figure that is reproduced and varied through the course of a composition or movement . A phrase is  a substantial musical thought , which ends with musical punctuation called a cadence. Phrases are created in music through an interaction of melody, harmony, and rhythm.                                                                                                                                              The sentence and the period   A period is   one type of theme , like the senten...