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2 unusual facts about modulations


Modulations

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Modulations can change quickly every 300–500 milliseconds or every second.


Monotonality

Monotonality is a theoretical concept, principally deriving from the theoretical writings of Arnold Schoenberg and Heinrich Schenker, that in any piece of tonal music only one tonic is ever present, modulations being only regions or prolongations within, or extensions of the basic tonality.


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