non-harmonic notes that leave and return to the same chord note by a whole step or half step
Neighbouring notes
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Natural
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a note neither sharpened nor flattened, the sign placed before a note that is neither sharpened or flattened. See natural sig…
Non-harmonic note
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a note that does not belong to the chord with which it sounds, for example, a passing note
Note head
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the head, or round part of the note symbol as distinguished from the stem or any other part of the note See note head clef in…
Note
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a single sound of a particular pitch and length which is notated with a symbol made up of a note head, a stem (in some cases)…
Note ornaments
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see note ornaments in Note Ornamentation
Minim
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half note see Note Values
Minima bianca
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Italian
half note see Note Values
Parallel motion
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when two parts move the same interval in the same direction at the same time