Music Theory

Cadences and basic progressions WEEK 13 Deceptive Cadence A Deceptive Cadence occurs when a V chord moves to a VI normally creates suspenseful effect/ unexpected effect for the listener making them feel that the end is near Deceptive Cadences are rare but they mostly appear in baroque music Plagal Cadence *** Plagal cadence chord progression = IV- I The Plagal Cadence is known as the "amen" cadence (what is sung in church after prayer) Phrygian Cadence Root Motion is the direction and quantity in which a sequence of notes are moving **** Ascending 4ths to descending 5ths are the strongest root motions Descending third and ascending seconds are examples

6/4 chords and expanding the basic phrase  Root position and first inversion are virtually interchangeable. Following up on the previous notes where you could not double the 5/ 7.  Now you cannot double the 6/4 The 6th and 4th are tendency notes In the credential 6/4 you can only double the  bass because, the  The 6th and 4th will resolve down to the 5 and 3 

 Dominant 7th and Chorale Harmonization The chordal seventh creates a dissonance with the chord's root When resolving V7 to I, DO NOT double the leading tone in the dominant harmony (this functions as a tendency tony) In chorale melodies, the rhythm found in the harmony is usually one chord per beat.  If the same chord is required for more than one beat; change the soprano note or bass inversion of the chord to provide variety  within the melody or harmony My Personal Video

 From Counterpoint Species to the Chorale Style Soprano and Basslines In the dominant  7th the leading tone and chordal 7th are tendency tones Two 7ths are found in the 5 and 7 chords The 3rd of a dominant chord is the leading tone and the 4th is the chordal 7th. Chorale is 4 parts (SATB) Tendency notes are notes that have to go somewhere

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Fourth Species Counterpoint   the counterpoint line and cantus firmus both move only once every bar                                                      Counterpoint line and cactus firmus are rhythmically offset from each other by a half note .               ( syncopation used )                                                                                                                          counterpoint line is written with only half notes, with each weak-beat      half note tied across t...