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Hey all, could anyone please help me understand enharmonic modulation using pivot chords? I attached an example that includes this modulation. Any help is appreciated, thanks.
 

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It is explained quite nicely here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulation_(music)#Enharmonic_modulation

In your example 1, the pivot chord happens at the end of bar two.
"Pivot" since it is a dominant-related chord of G minor (original key) and a dominant-related chord o E minor (destination key)
"Enharmonic" since in the pivot chord that Eb should be spelled D# when related to the destination key.

(If I remember that properly, after 30 years....)
 
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