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Vocabulary** Symmetrical: a period in which the phrases are the same length Asymmetrical: a period in which the phrases differ in length Parallel: a period in which the musical material is almost exactly the same Contrasting: a period in which the phrases have differing musical material Modulating: a period in which the Consequent phrase modulates Cadential extension: the addition of musical material beyond the point at which a cadence is expected Elision: the cadence point of one phrase becomes the beginning of the next phrase Interpolation: the repetition of a phrase becomes longer by the insertion of new material not heard in the original phrase Double Period: phrase 1 and 3 are often identical or very similar Etude: an instrumental compostion, most commonly of considerable difficulty, usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill