KnowraMotivic developmentLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Motivic development, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 7Jazz improvisationRelated: Improvisers build coherent solos by reshaping small rhythmic or melodic ideas.Musical formRelated: Small-scale changes can connect passages while generating large-scale continuity.Franz SchubertRelated: Schubert builds long spans of music from memorable figures that return in altered settings.Musical improvisationRelated: Improvisers build continuity by varying and extending small musical ideas.Second Viennese SchoolRelated: The composers retained tightly connected musical argument even as they abandoned tonal harmony.Beethoven piano sonatasRelated: Beethoven builds many sonata movements from compact, constantly changing motives.Sonny RollinsRelated: His solos often build coherence by varying compact melodic motifs.