2. Composition Techniques

Motivic Development — Quiz

Test your understanding of motivic development with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which motivic development technique involves changing the order of notes in a motif from last to first?

Question 2

If a motif consists of the notes $\text{C-E-G}$, and it undergoes retrograde inversion, starting on $\text{C}$, what would be the sequence of notes?

Question 3

Which technique involves repeating a motif, but with some of its notes removed, creating a shorter version?

Question 4

If a motif has the rhythmic pattern of a quarter note followed by two eighth notes ($\text{q e e}$), and it undergoes diminution, which of the following could be its new rhythmic pattern?

Question 5

A composer takes a motif and presents it with its intervals inverted, but maintains the original rhythmic values. This is an example of: