What is the primary purpose of introducing variation in a motif?
How To Write Music Using Motifs

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To make the music louder
To increase the tempo
To maintain the listener's interest
To change the key of the piece
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which technique involves changing the entire motif up or down in pitch?
Fragmentation
Retrograde
Transposition
Augmentation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can a composer create a sequence from a motif?
By playing the motif in reverse
By removing notes from the motif
By changing the rhythm of the motif
By repeating the motif with slight variations
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is it called when a motif is played backwards?
Inversion
Retrograde
Augmentation
Diminution
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the effect of doubling the length of each note in a motif?
It results in an inversion
It causes fragmentation
It creates a retrograde
It leads to augmentation
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