De inversie
Example: De inversie in deze compositie verandert de melodische structuur volledig.
Definition
"De inversie" in music refers to the technique of reversing the direction of a melody or interval, so that ascending intervals become descending and vice versa. This changes the melodic structure, creating a variation that retains original pitch relations but alters the contour.
Etymology
The term "de inversie" comes from the Latin word 'inversio,' meaning 'a turning upside down or inside out.' In music, it was adopted to describe the flipping or reversing of melodic intervals, a concept that has been used since the Renaissance period to create interesting variations in compositions.
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"De inversie" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (C2) - set 1", containing 99 commonly used words.
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