Imitation (music)
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Imitation (music)
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In music, imitation is the repetition of a melody in a polyphonic texture shortly after its first appearance in a different voice. The melody may vary through transposition, inversion, or otherwise, but retain its original character. The intervals and rhythms of an imitation may be exact or modified; imitation occurs at varying distances relative to the first occurrence, and phrases may begin with voices in imitation before they freely go their own ways. Imitation helps provide unity to a compos
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Compositional device in Music
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imitation_(music)
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2024-02-13T03:11:45Z
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