Harmonic

Passing note

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a note that is not part of the prevailing harmony but which, as the harmony changes, arrives at another note consonant with t…

Harmonic rhythm

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the rate of harmonic change

Guide Tone

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Theory

Guide tones clarify harmonic motion. In arranging and analysis, tracking guide tones helps voice leading stay musical and coh…

Barber-shop harmony

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a popular, banal style of close harmony singing, originally all male, begun in the US in the late nineteenth century

Close harmony

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a form of harmony where the harmonizing notes lie close to the melody

Quintal harmony

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harmony based on the interval of a fifth, rather than thirds

Tertian harmony

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harmony based upon the interval of the third, particularly predominant in Western music from the Baroque era through to the n…

Tertiary harmony

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harmony based upon the interval of the third, particularly predominant in Western music from the Baroque era through to the n…