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7d Lesson - The Phrase, Sub-phrase, and Motive

Class Discussion

Phrasing

A phrase is a complete musical idea.

  • ends with a cadence
  • often folled by a rest before the next phrase
  • marked with phrase lines over an example of music

Listening Example:

An Die Freude, Mozart

Phrases

  1. m. 1-4 Deceptive cadence (DC)
  2. m. 5-8 Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC)
  3. m. 9-12 Half Cadence (HC)
  4. m. 13-16 Deceptive Cadence (DC)
  5. m. 17-20 Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)
  6. m. 21-24 Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC)
  7. m. 25-28 Half Cadence (HC)
  8. m. 29-32 Imperfect Authentic Cadence (IAC)
  9. m. 33-36 Deceptive Cadence (DC)
  10. m. 37-40 Perfect Authentic Cadence (PAC)
  • in the Mozart, each phrase is 4 measures long