tall chords; 9th, 11th and 13th chords
Extended tertian sonorities
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Parallel chords
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a sequence of chords where the intervals remain unchanged as the notes of the chord changes
Quintal chords
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chords built of the interval of a fourth or fifth
Secundal chords
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chords built of seconds
Fermata
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Italian
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols see fermata i…
Fermate
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German
musical symbol placed over a note or rest to be extended beyond its normal duration See fermata in Note Symbols
Finale
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Italian
the final section of an extended work with several movements or sections
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations
Function
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the way in which chords, and individual tones within the chord, tend to imply movement toward another chord