a note that remains the same between two different chords
Common tone
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Combination note
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third note heard when two notes are played simultaneously, resultant tone
Common note
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a note that remains the same between two different chords
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…
Changing notes
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non harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non harmonic note…
Circle of fifths
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chain of intervals. each interval a fifth, after passing through every note of the scale returns to a note, several octaves d…
Connecting note
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a note that is held between adjacent chords
Difference tone
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a third note, with a frequency given by the difference in the frequencies of two other notes played together
Differential tone
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a third note, with a frequency given by the difference in the frequencies of two other notes played together