Compositional devices and melodic development: sequence, imitation, inversion, augmentation

What this note covers

1. Why device questions are quick marks, and how to answer them
2. Repetition and sequence: real and tonal
3. Imitation, canon and relationships between parts
4. Inversion, retrograde, augmentation and diminution
5. Ostinato, riff, pedal note and drone
6. Countermelody and the four types of motion
7. How devices create a climax, and other development techniques

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes