a note played before a chord with which it is a concord, where it is discordant with the preceding chord
Anticipation
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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
Arpeggio
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Italian
played in a "harp like manner". A spread chord played from the bottom up or from the top down (with a downward pointing arrow…
Altered chord
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a chord in which a note has been changed from its normal position, usually chromatically
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…
Authentic Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…
Auxiliary Note
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a variety of passing note that returns back to the note immediately before it
Augmented sixth chord
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a chord which contains an augmented sixth above the bass, in addition to various other tones
Achtelnote
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values