1. A style of chant used in the Medieval Church. It was usually syllabic, and the text, which was in Latin, was wide-ranging and extensive.
2. A progression of chords which ends in a cadence.
3. A restatement of an idea or motif at a different pitch level from the original.

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:

Sequence (3):
Handel: Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6, No. 1, I

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 1, Track 31

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, Prelude

W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 2, Track 65