13.8: Summary of Phrases in Combination
13.8 Summary of Phrases in Combination
| Number of Phrases | Form | Melodic Scheme | Cadence Info |
| 2 phrases | Parallel Period | a a' |
Less conclusive then
more conclusive |
| Contrasting Period | a b |
Less conclusive then
more conclusive |
|
| Phrase Group | a a' | Ends with HC | |
| Phrase Chain | a b | Ends with HC | |
| Repeated Phrase | a a | Same cadence twice | |
| 3 phrases | Asymmetrical period |
a a b
or
a b b |
Ends with most
conclusive |
| Phrase group |
a a b
or
a b b |
Ends with HC | |
| Phrase Chain | a b c | Ends with HC | |
| 4 phrases | Double Period |
a b a b'
or
a b a c or a a' a a" or a a' a b |
HC–HC–HC–AC or
IAC–IAC–IAC–PAC or IAC–HC–IAC–PAC |
| Repeated period |
a b a b
or
a b a c or a a' a a' |
Less conclusive then
more conclusive formula repeated |