Melodic Devices

Repetition Rich Severson

A.7 D9 A.7 D9
      

MOTIF (CELL)
 
2 3 4


3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5

D9 up  
Echoing an octave
A.7 MOTIF (CELL)
  A.7 MOTIF (CELL)

D9 down an octave
    
5 6 7 8  
8 10 8 12


3 5 10 3 5
2 5 5 2 5 5
2
3 5 3
5

Sequencing transposing scalewise (Step wise)

D9 D9

           
A.7
   
A.7
 
9 10 11 12
5


3 5 5 7 5 7 5 8 7 8 7
2 5 5 4 7 7 5 7

   
Sequencing transposing up in 4ths (Leaps or Skips) A.7

D9
    
A.7 D9
   
 
13 14 15 16
5 7 8 7 10 12 14 12 15


3 5 7 8 7 8 13
2 5 5 7

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 Sequencing Melodic Devices
2 transposing down in 3rds A.7 D9
A.7 D9
 
             
17 18 19 20



3 5
2 5 5 2 4 2 5 2
4 4 5 4 2 4
5 2 5 5

Sequencing (Atonal) transposing up in minor 3rds


    
D9
    
D9 A.7
    
A.7
   

21 22 23 24


3 5 6 8 9 11 11 13 11 14
2 5 5 5 8 8 8 11 11 11

Repetition with Rhythmic Displacement

D9
A.7
    D9 A.7
 
     
   
25 26 27 28


3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5

Sequencing with Rhythmic Displacement

 D9
  
           
A.7 D9 A.7
       
 
29 30 31 32
5


3 5 5 7 5 7 5 8 7 8 7
2 5 5 4 7 7 5 7

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 Melodic Devices
Repetition with Rhythmic Variation 3
D9
A.7
  D9 A.7
           

            
33 34 35 36


3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5
2 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5

Mirroring (retrograde)
  D9     A.7
 D9
A.7
    
37 38 39 40 mirror
Cell #1 mirror Cell #2


3 5 5 3 0
2 5 5 5 5 2 2 4 2 5 5 2 2
4 4

permutation A.7
A.7 D9
      D9   
  
41 42 43 44


3 5 3 5 5 3 3 5
2 5 5 5 5 2 5 2 5 5 2 5


Call and Responce (Questions & Answers)
 
Ex.1 A.7
 
D9
           
A.7 D9   
  
45
Call
46 responce 3 47
Call
48 3
responce
8 5


5 8 5
5 7 5 8 7 5 5 5 7 5 8 7 5
7 7 7 7 5 7
7

 
    D9      A.7
   D9  
Ex.2 A.7

     
49 3 50 51 52
Call Call responce
8 7 5 5 8 responce 5


7 8 5 8 8 7 5 5
5 7 5 5 7 5
7 7

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4 Melodic Devices

Harmonic Filters (artisic)

 
    
G+7b9
     
C,7 D.7

E¨9


53 54 55 56
5 4 6


3 5 6 6 8 6 4 6 6
2 5 5 6 8 6 7
8

C,7
   A+7b9
      D.7
G+7b9

C,9
    
    
   
  
57 58 59 60 61
7 5 6 5 5 4 3


8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 6 4 3 3
5 6 7 4
7

C% A+7 D.7 G7b9

       
  
62 63 64 65


8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5
7 5 7 6 7 7
7 6

Harmonic Filters with Rhythmic Variation

 C%   A+7
      D.7
  
G+7
 
       
66 67 68 69


8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5
7 5 7 6 7 7
7 6

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