Sonata, op.

13 Beethoven

E. Note melodic materials.

1. The voices may have different motivic material.

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2. The voices may share the same motivic material.

Sonata, K. 280 Mozart

Sonata, Hob. XVL:37 Haydn

Rhapsody, op. 79, no. 1 Brahms

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 3. Imitation is the technique in which the same melodic material is taken up in succession by different
voices. Imitative passages are analyzed in terms of the time and pitch intervals between the voices at
their entry and the length for which the imitation is carried out. For example, the following Bach
invention illustrates imitation at two measures (six beats) at the octave below:

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Stretto imitation occurs when the imitating voice enters before the first voice has finished its statement,
as follows:

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 F. Note the harmony. As in the previous examples, the underlying harmony is almost always clear and
functional, often with a steady and fairly slow harmonic rhythm.

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