Modulation music - Common modulations

There are several different types of modulation -- (these) modulations may be prepared or unprepared, smooth or abrupt. It is smoother to modulate to more closely related keys than to keys further away. Closeness is determined by the number of notes in common between keys, which provides more possible pivot chords, and their closeness on the circle of fifths. A modulation is often completed by a cadence in the new key, which helps to establish it. Brief modulations are often considered tonicizations. See also:

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In certain classical music forms, a modulation can have structural significance. In sonata form, for example, a modulation divides the first subject from the second subject. Frequent changes of key characterize the development section of sonatas. Moving to the subdominant is a standard practice in the trio section of a march in a major key, while a minor march will move to the relative major. Changes of key may also represent changes in mood; many composers associate certain keys with specific emotional content, but in general, major keys are cheerful or heroic, while minors are sad and somber. Moving from ...

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