playing style where the bass consists of quick alternating octaves rather than slower, longer notes, in either case, the progression would have been the same
Murky
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Movable clef
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clefs, such as the 'C' and 'G' clefs, which, to facilitate writing the notes on the staff rather than having to resort to led…
Neighbouring notes
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non harmonic notes that leave and return to the same chord note by a whole step or half step
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…
Disjunct
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where the notes in a melody move in leaps, intervals greater than a tone, rather than from note to neighbouring notes only a…
Fermata
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A fermata invites expressive duration. Exact length depends on style, phrase context, and performance judgment. In practical…
Half Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic chord in second i…
Half Close Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic chord in second i…
Hemiola
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rhythmic pattern where two notes are played in the time allotted to three or where three notes are played in the time allotte…