modulation
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- noun
- /ˌmɒdʒʊˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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modulación
- Students should analyze chords and other harmonic combinations of notes, transpose accompaniments, learn to perform modulations from one key to another, and develop all the associated aural skills of chord identification and production.
- modulation from one key
So those are all chromatic common tone modulations.
- So those are all chromatic common tone modulations.
- OK, that would be a downward modulation.
Examples
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You won't forget the modulation on the last eight bars.
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Comprehending a composition means making internal connections between themes, motifs, modulations, and timbre.
Academic text (1997) -
OK, the first common tone modulation I said was to go from E minor to C minor.
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Start with a C major chord, then a modulation to G.
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That's a modulation from F# minor to A minor.
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Like the end of a great symphonic movement where a profound modulation redeems the tragic into triumph!
Blog text (19) -
Live can introduce the full cadence, plagal cadence, relative major and minor keys, and direct modulation.
Academic text (2010) -
These young musicians are now able to detect rhythm changes, modulations, and altered chord progressions.
Academic text (2016) -
The composer used a clever modulation from C major to A minor to create tension in the piece.
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During the performance, the modulation to D major surprised the audience with its brightness.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.6
A way of sending information by changing the timing of a radio wave
- Specialized
A way of sending sound by changing how fast a radio wave vibrates
- Specialized
A way of changing a series of pulses, for example their length or strength, to send information
- Specialized
A way of sending information by changing the time between short signals
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modulation comes from Latin modus 'measure' and is related to the familiar word mode, so in music it helps to think of moving from one 'measure' or key to another. That's why a musical modulation is a change of key that gives the music a new colour or mood.