Music A-Level
Thematic transformation
What Thematic transformation means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Thematic transformation
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Altering a motif, such as changing its instrumentation to a solo woodwind or shifting its harmony, to reflect changes in the narrative or the character's psychological state.
Topics that use Thematic transformation
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 9th, 11th, and 13th chords
- Action and drive
- added 6th
- Character development
- Chord extensions
- Chord nomenclature
- Cross-cultural orchestration
- Cross-rhythm
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