a form of music in which a single melody is accompanied by sets of chords, instead of a competing counter melody
Chordal
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Clos
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a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; t…
Durchkomponiert
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German
applied to songs which use a new melody for each verse rather than a single melody throughout
Ternary form
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a three section form in which the first section A is repeated, often with some changes, after a middle section B, thus the fo…
Aeolian Harp
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a box across which lie strings of various thicknesses, stretched and tuned in unison, which when placed in a window and the s…
Double counterpoint
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a method of counterpoint in which a second melody is added to an existing melody
Open form
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a work in which the performer decides which order to play the material, where to start and where to stop
Preparation
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a harmonic device in which a note which causes a chord to be discordant is used in the previous chord within which it is conc…
Riddle canon
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a canon in which the composer has left it to the performer to choose at which point and at which pitch the following voice(s)…