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which chord numbers feature in a plagal cadence

a plagal cadence is chord IV -I
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I find it really hard to dictate a melody, do you have any tips?

Dictation is a skill that can sometimes be difficult to master, but in the exam, there will always be a trick to get you to the answer! The first key thing to work on is recognising intervals. The most commo...
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Comment on how Mozart uses Melody, Tonality, Structure, Rhythm and Instrumentation in the 1st Movement from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K 550

In the Melody, Mozart uses periodic phrasing and splits the melody in to two themes - the first subject and the second subject. The tonality of the first subject is G Minor and the second subject is in Bb Ma...
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Comment on how Schoenberg uses: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm, Texture and Dynamics in Peripetie from Five Orchestral Pieces

The melody of the piece, which uses all twelve pitches, is disjunct. This is due to the fact that Schoenberg used octave displacement throughout his piece. The harmony is atonal. This is helped by the use of...
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Which cadence is often referred to as the 'Amen' Cadence?

The plagal cadence - IV to I
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