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Originally Posted by Saiming
Hm, well the usage of time, how fast or slow a motif is played as well as note length, pauses, note intervals.
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so can we distill this down to:
rhythm
- tempo
- note lengths
- specific rhythmic units
- rests
- repetition?
sound relationships
- interval relationships
- dynamics?
- timbre?
We could also add "proportion" and "architecture".
So to construct thematic material we have a lot of building blocks from which to work.
OK, so now on to something very simple, in C major.
Using simple chords in C major, constuct a
melody (don't waste too much time constucting a
beautiful accompaniment, just go with simple block chords in the left hand) for piano/keyboard.
Consider the repetition of your basic thematic material as a starting point.
If you start with a 4-note motif, examine HOW you might alter that motif to repeat it a second time.
Does it have a unique interval?
Or a rhythm?
Can you invert the motif to create "new" material?
I want you to create a "high point" in the phrase.
How do you bring about this
high point?
- rhythmic alteration
- bringing the music to a pause
- bringing the music to a suspensive point
- dramatic textual repetition of an initial motif