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motion in which the interval between any two consecutive pitches is no more than a step, or, less strictly, where skips are rare, is called stepwise or...

stepwise, skipwise or no movement, respectively. See also contrapuntal motion. In a conjunct melodic motion, the melodic phrase moves in a stepwise fashion;...

tonic triad, and the second of which moves diatonically in mostly stepwise motion. The works often have a slow and meditative tempo, and a minimalist...

friction and vibrational motion of atoms can be neglected whereas a stepwise motion is expected in the latter scenario. The stepwise motion can be explained by...

it, creates "an uneasy, shifting suspension as the melody begins a stepwise motion, like the hesitant climbing of stairs". NPR Music said that "with a...

dancelike 6 8. The flute, oboe, and bassoon introduce a joyful melody in stepwise motion as in the A theme. The strings add a downward three-note arpeggio....

clausula vera, two voices approach an octave or unison through stepwise motion in contrary motion. In three voices, the third voice often adds a falling fifth...

in much of Palestrina's contrapuntal work, voices move primarily in stepwise motion, and the voice leading strictly follows the rules of the diatonic modes...

Gondor theme (where it is sung in the film) and the melody moves in a stepwise motion in the Dorian mode, much like his Shire themes. The phrase "home is...

is used to move the tritone to the inner voices as this allows for stepwise motion in the bass to the dominant root. In three-part counterpoint, free...

strict counterpoint." Melodic fluency, the preference for conjunct (stepwise) motion, is one of the main rules of voice leading, even in free composition...

with other plainchant repertories is a significantly higher amount of stepwise motion, which gives Ambrosian melodies a smoother, almost undulating feel...

) If a leap occurs, it must be small and immediately countered by stepwise motion in the opposite direction. Dissonances are to be confined to suspensions...

finally descending stepwise motion from the fifth scale degree to the second (z). The transition begins in measure 78 with an upward stepwise motive that could...

D♯ minor by having the same A♯, a perfect fourth down from D♯. This stepwise motion between B and A♯ highlights this chord change. The song is in verse-chorus...

spurned musical notation. The music is melodically modal, and moves in a stepwise motion with repeated notes. Use of the lower end of a melodic range is characteristic...

minor third apart) may be joined by an intervening chord to create stepwise motion in the bass: G-D/F♯-Em (I-V6-vi). The second chord, D Major, is performed...

placed between them – though some prefer VII 6 to V6 4 – creating stepwise motion in the bass (scale degrees – – ). It can also be used in the reverse...

this application, it is necessary to advance the film in a jerky, stepwise motion, in which each frame of film stops for a fraction of a second in front...

theme is marked leggero in the clarinet and is mostly eighth notes in stepwise motion. The contrasting B theme is made up of quarter note triplets and is...