12.+Chapter

Terms courtesy of Noella James!!!

Basic Phrase: A conclusive phrase that consists of an opening tonic area, an optional predominant area, a dominant area, and tonic closure. Written in contextual analysis as T-PD-D-T, beneath Roman numeral (vertical analysis).

Cadence: The end of a phrase, where harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic features articulate a complete musical thought.

Conclusive Phrase: A cadence that makes a phrase sound finished and complete. Generally, the harmonic progression is V-I, with both soprano and bass ending on scale degree I.

Dominant Area: One of the harmonic areas in a basic phrase. In a conclusive phrase, the dominant area precedes the final tonic close.

Half Cadence: An inconclusive cadences ending on the dominant.

Harmonic Rhythm: The rate at which harmonies change in a piece.

Imperfect Authentic Cadence: An authentic cadence weakened by placing the I or V harmony in inversion or ending the soprano on a scale degree other than I.

Inconclusive Cadence: A cadence that makes a phrase sound incomplete, as though the music needs to continue further. Generally, either the soprano or the bass ends on a scale degree other than I.

Perfect Authentic Cadence: A strong conclusive cadence in which a root position V progresses to root position I, and the soprano moves from scale degree 2 or 7 to 1.

Resolution: The way a harmony or scale step progresses to the next harmony or pitch. The term usually refers to the manner in which a dissonant interval moves to a consonant tone.

Tendency Tone: A chord member or scale degree whose dissonant relation to the surrounding tones requires a particular resolution in common practice style.

Tonic Area: Usually the opening and closing area in a basic phrase (T-PD-D-T)