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Phrases: Assignments

Assignment for Phrases

From Schumann: Album for the Young:

From Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (recordings)

• Op. 53, No. 4

• Op. 62, No. 3

• Op. 67, No. 5

Diagram the phrases in these compositions by means of lower-case letters and superscripts to indicate variants. Examples:

a  b  c               indicates three differing phrases
a  a  b               indicates the first phrase is repeated verbatim
a  a¹  b              indicates a varied repetition of the first phrase
a  a¹  a²             indicates two varied repetitions of the first phrase

Create four columns. In the first column, indicate the measure numbers. In the second column, place the letter symbolizing the phrase. The third column indicates the kind of cadence (if any): PAC, IAC, HC , DC . The fourth can contain any notes you might make about the phrase—for example, what was the manner of repetition (embellished, harmonic change, etc.), or any other observations you might have.

Example:

For Extra Credit

Write a 4-measure phrase in a major key, and then another. Set the two phrases in the pattern a a¹ b b¹ – experiment with the repetitions. Feel free to harmonize piano style, or at the very least write analysis symbols for your chords.