Initial
ascent, Anstieg. The music of the upper voice at the beginning
of a composition that leads via a linear
progression from an initial tonic to the Kopfton.
The first four measures of the Aria exhibit an initial ascent from
to F. An initial ascent usually occupies only a small opening portion
of a composition, whereas an initial arpeggiation occasionally occupies
the greater part of an entire composition. |
