Beat at which the imitation enters; the copied material starts here. Negative like any other onset, for an answer that enters in a pickup.
Interval to imitate at, spelled: 'P5' for an answer a fifth above,
'-P4' for one a fourth below.
The key the answer is measured in; what makes a tonal answer tonal. A key
name such as 'C major' is read as that key.
OptionalanswerWhether the answer transposes literally or by scale degree.
OptionalinvertTurn the subject upside down before transposing it, mirroring it about its own first note: by semitone for a real answer, by scale degree for a tonal one.
OptionalfromFirst beat of the lead to imitate; defaults to the start of the line.
OptionaltoBeat to imitate up to, exclusive; defaults to the end of the line.
OptionalvelocityFactor applied to the copied velocities, for an answer that sits under the voice it follows.
Options controlling imitate.