AP Music Theory Flashcards: Embellishing Tones: Identifying Anticipations, Escape Tones, Appoggiaturas, and Pedal Points
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Appoggiatura
An appoggiatura is a common classification of a nonharmonic tone, which is a type of embellishing tone.
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Appoggiatura
An appoggiatura is a common classification of a nonharmonic tone, which is a type of embellishing tone.
A student is listening to a recording to identify specific musical features. What category of tones, including pedal points, are they identifying in this performed music?
They are identifying embellishing tones (specifically nonharmonic tones) in performed music.
What are nonharmonic tones a type of?
Nonharmonic tones are a type of embellishing tone.
In what two forms of music can embellishing tones be identified?
Embellishing tones can be identified in both performed music and notated music.
What is the relationship between embellishing tones and nonharmonic tones according to the text?
Nonharmonic tones are included as a type of embellishing tone.
Escape Tone
An escape tone is a common classification of a nonharmonic tone, which is a type of embellishing tone.
Pedal Point
A pedal point is a common classification of a nonharmonic tone, which is a type of embellishing tone.
List four common classifications of nonharmonic tones mentioned in the text.
Four common classifications are anticipation, escape tone, appoggiatura, and pedal point.
Anticipation
An anticipation is a common classification of a nonharmonic tone, which is a type of embellishing tone.
What broader musical category do the terms 'anticipation' and 'escape tone' belong to?
These terms are classifications of nonharmonic tones, which are a type of embellishing tone.