The Enjoyment of Music - Chapter 28 (Classical Period)
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Drunken_Musician on November 29, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Theme | Melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a composition |
| Motive | Short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-harmonic-rhythmic unit |
| Thematic Development | Musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm |
| Ostinatos | A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section of one |
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