the classification of music under headings which include the opening notes of the composition and/or the notes of the main theme of the composition
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Thematic development
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the compositional process by which a theme is transformed by modifying its melodic outline, its harmony, or its rhythm
Thematic transformation
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the compositional process by which a theme is transformed by modifying its melodic outline, its harmony, or its rhythm
Theme
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a group of notes, also called a melody, that will form the basis for a work that includes the theme's repetition and/or devel…
Theme and variations
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an extended work, sometimes in separated movements or sections, where the opening musical statement (theme) is subjected to d…
Tuning peg
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a peg, usually of wood, or a pin, usually of steel, around which a string runs, and which, when turned, increases or decrease…
Tuning pin
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a peg, usually of wood, or a pin, usually of steel, around which a string runs, and which, when turned, increases or decrease…
Accompaniment
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support provided by harmonically or melodically to the main theme in a piece of music, which although designed to be subordin…
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…