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at the exercises on pages 7-9, yol will observe that each of the examples contains
some degree of rhythmic repetition. When rhythmic repetition is combined with pitch
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GHAPTEB
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A sequence occurs when you transpose
Motivic sequence
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Examples of this are relatively rare, but check out "Joy Spring" by Clifford Brown and
"So What" by Miles Davis.
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IHAPTEH
MOTIVIC TRANSFORMATION
Sometimes, too much repetition gets to be monotonous. Motivic transformation is a
device that allows you to alter the intervals or the rhythm of a motif in order to prevent
the overuse of an idea. You can keep the same rhythm and change the pitches; or you
can keep the same pitches and change the rhythm.
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MOTIVIC
EMBELLISHMENT
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Motivic embellishment is a device that allows you to activate a simple motif before it
becomes too repetitive and monotonous.
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