Retrograde

Retrograde and Inverted songs

Retrograde and Inverted songs
  1. What is retrograde inversion in music?
  2. What is the difference between retrograde and inversion?
  3. How do you write a retrograde inversion?

What is retrograde inversion in music?

Retrograde inversion is a musical term that literally means "backwards and upside down": "The inverse of the series is sounded in reverse order." Retrograde reverses the order of the motif's pitches: what was the first pitch becomes the last, and vice versa.

What is the difference between retrograde and inversion?

The retrograde is the prime form backward. The inversion is the original row with all intervals in the row inverted (going in the opposite direction of the original).

How do you write a retrograde inversion?

So, to invert the prime form, subtract each number (except zero) from 12. To get the retrograde, list the prime form backwards, starting with the last pitch class and reading right to left. To get the retrograde inversion, list the inversion form backwards, reading the notes from right to left.

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