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antecedent

An-teh-SEE-dint

[English]

1. The subject of a fugue or canon; the first phrase of a musical period
 
2.  Antecedent and consequent, a pair of musical statements that complement one another in rhythmic symmetry and harmonic balance.

Example


Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903





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Last Updated: 2016-04-29 19:17:42