harmony based upon the interval of the third, particularly predominant in Western music from the Baroque era through to the nineteenth-century
Tertiary harmony
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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…
Quintal harmony
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harmony based on the interval of a fifth, rather than thirds
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
Minor Scale
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having the interval of a minor third between the first and third degrees of the scale See Table of Key Signatures See Table o…
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…
Romantic era
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an era of music following the Classical era and ending around 1900
Baroque dance
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the baroque style of dance evolved during the middle of the seventeenth century
Close harmony
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a form of harmony where the harmonizing notes lie close to the melody