Exercises 13.9 Practice Exercises
For the each excerpt below, do the following:
Label chords with Roman numerals at the ends of phrases to determine cadences
Label cadences by type (PAC, IAC, HC, PC, DC)
Examine the motivic structure to determine if a phrase is a sentence
Create a diagram of the form using cadence abbreviations (HC, DC, PC, IAC, and PAC) and letters to designate melody (a, a’, b, etc.). Use the “prime” symbol (') to show if a melody ends with a different cadence. In this chapter, the prime symbol should not be used to represent embellishment of the melody or changes in the harmonization or register.
Name the form of the excerpt (sentence, parallel period, contrasting period, asymmetrical period, parallel double period, repeated phrase, repeated period).
1. Mozart, “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,”The Magic Flute.
Mozart, The Magic Flute, “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”:
Chords: \(\left.\text{I}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{V}\right.\), \(\left.\text{V}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{I}\right.\)
Cadences: HC, PAC
No Sentences
Melodic labels: a, b
Form: contrasting period
2. Mozart, Piano Sonata K. 333, I.
Mozart, Piano Sonata K. 333, I:
Chords: \(\left.\text{vii}^{\circ}{}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{I}\right.\), \(\left.\text{vi}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{V}\right.\), \(\left.\text{vii}^{\circ}{}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{I}\right.\), \(\left.\text{V}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{I}\right.\)
Cadences: IAC, HC, IAC, PAC
The 2nd phrase is a sentence
Melodic labels: a, b, a, b'
Form: parallel double period
3. Edmond Dédé, Chicago, Grande Valse à l'Américaine.
Dédé, Chicago:
Chords: \(\left.\text{V}\right.\),\(\left.\text{V}\right.\), \(\left.\text{V}\right.\), \(\left.\text{V}\right.\), \(\left.\text{V}\right.\)–\(\left.\text{I}\right.\)
Cadences: HC, HC, HC, PAC
The 1st and 3rd phrases are sentences
Melodic labels: a, a, a, a'
Form: parallel double period
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