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Elaboration of Motion |
| Motion from one function to the next in the harmonic progression [I-IV-V-I] can be elaborated. The simplest form of harmonic elaboration is the interpolation of one chord into the motion from one function to the next (or within the statement of a single function, which is that form of elaboration called prolongation). For example, in the progression I-vi-IV-V-I, the six chord ("vi") elaborates the motion from the tonic function ("I") to the subdominant function ("IV"). |
| MODULES Cadential Structure Elaboration of Motion Lester Allyson Knibbs, Ph.D. |
[I-IV-V-I] Prolongation of Function Elaboration: Next In Symphonic Composition |
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Introduction The Chaconne Cadential Structure --- Unitary & Binary Structures Linear & Periodic Structures Modules and Modalities Structural Counterpoint Modular Composition Appendices |