periodic melodies?

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  1. solo83

    solo83 Platinum Record

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    What is the official name for melodic phrases that only come in a song every 4, 8 or 16 bars? You usually hear them transitioning into another bar....
     
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  3. Moogerfooger

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    Motif? Theme? Ostinato? Subject? Riff? Hook?... Not sure if you're setting us up for a punch line or an honest question...
     
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    interesting. i don't think there is any 'official' name. other than the slang terms like 'sting', 'hook', "the bit before the other bit", etc. is there anything official in music?

    from both a constructive and analytic perspective in relation to expanded traditional rondo forms. i would say they fulfill the cadential function of the consequent phrase to tie larger thematic movements together, and provide forward momentum while maintaining cohesion.

    so in a one pseudo-official word, 'consequent' phrase -- maybe. i don't know.
     
  6. wavyj

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    It is called a "melodic fill".
     
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