Motivic Variations - AP Music Theory
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transposition
a motif is replayed in a different key
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melodic sequence
a motif is repeated in different keys to fit the chord progression (special case of transposition)
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inversion
the motif is played upside-down (same intervals but up/down instead of down/up)
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retrograde
the motif is played in reverse
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embellishment
the motif is expanded (more notes)
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fragmentation
only parts of the motif are replayed
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augmentation
the motif is played using notes of longer duration
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diminution
the motif is played using notes of shorter duration
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