Author Archive: Tonic Chord

Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-12: Period I. Starting in the Tonic, it ends with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Relative Minor, D, touching the Dominant (C sharp) along the…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: The Prelude is founded of the figures seen above. Bars 1-11: Period I. Tonic Pedal (Bars 1-3), touches D major (Bar 5), A minor (Bar 6) and E minor…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-7: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the Relative Major. Bars 7-11: Period II. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the Sub-dominant. Bars 11-19: Period III. Dominant Pedal (Bars 14-15)….
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-18: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Dominant E flat. Bars 18-44: Period II. Beginning on the Dominant, and ending with a Perfect Cadence…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: This Prelude is founded upon the figure seen in Bar 1 above. Bars 1-13: Period I. G sharp minor, it moves to the Relative major (Bar 4), touching F…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-14: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Relative minor, F sharp. Bars 14-24: Period II. Modulatory in the early part, touching B major and…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-14: Period I. C minor, at Bar 4 it moves by degrees away from the original key to its relative Major, E flat Major, by Bar…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-13: Period I. Starting in the A minor, it moves to the Dominant minor (Bars 5-7) before arriving arriving at the Relative Major by descending sequence. Ending with…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-14: Period I. Ending in the Dominant Minor, G Sharp minor. Bars 14-39: Period II. Mostly in the original key. REMARKS: Period I may be divided…
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Analysis Prelude SUMMARY: Bars 1-10: Period I. Ending with a Perfect Cadence in the key of the Dominant, F. Bars 10-20: Period II. Modulatory. Coda that comfirms the Tonic key (Bars 18-20). REMARKS: Period…
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