a passage of music that uses only the tones of a single diatonic scale but does not rely on traditional harmonic progressions and dissonance treatment to establish the tonal centre
Pandiatonicism
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Diatonic scale
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any scale of the major, natural minor, melodic minor or harmonic minor scales based on a particular key note
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…
Gypsy scale
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resembling the harmonic minor scale, but with an augmented fourth (C, D, E flat, F sharp, G, A flat, B, C'). see Musical Scal…
Atonal
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music that avoids a key centre but is not constructed on serial principles
Atonality
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music that avoids a key centre but is not constructed on serial principles
Chromatic interval
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a note that does not form part of the major or natural, melodic or harmonic minor scales
Clangorous
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containing partials that are not part of the natural harmonic series. Clangorous tones often sound bell like
Voice leading
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Theory
Voice leading focuses on how each line moves, not only on the chord labels. Good voice leading often favors: small interval m…