the relationship of one note’s duration to one another
Proportion
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Punctus
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a note, as in counterpoint; a dot after a note that adds one half the original duration to the note
Quarter note
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a note one quarter the time value of a whole note see Note Values
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…
Achtel
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Achtelnote
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German
a note one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
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…
Eighth note
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one eighth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Grace note
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ornamental note played quickly before the beat See grace note in Note Symbols