a chord in which a note has been changed from its normal position, usually chromatically
Altered chord
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Amen Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Anticipation
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a note played before a chord with which it is a concord, where it is discordant with the preceding chord
Appoggiatura
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Italian
a note preparatory to another or to a chord acting as an unprepared suspension See appoggiatura in Note Symbols
Acciaccatura
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Italian
Grace note; crushed note, written with a diagonal line through the note hook or flag
Accidental chord
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chord containing one or more notes foreign to its proper harmony
Achtel
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Achtelnote
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Augmented chord
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a chord that has an augmented interval between its highest and lowest notes