non-harmonic notes; two notes, one that leaves the chord note by a tone or semitone, then leaps to the next non-harmonic note by skipping over the chord note, before resolving to the same chord note by a tone or semitone
Changing notes
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Cent
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logarithmic unit used when measuring the difference between two pitches in an equal tempered scale; one cent is one one hundr…
Canon
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a musical form in which a (second, third, fourth, ….) line starting later than the one before it matches it note for note but…
Changed note
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device in strict counterpoint where a non harmonic note is used on an accented beat
Chord
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a group of notes, normally two or more, played simultaneously
Chord Inversion
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Theory
Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…
Cancrizans
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a tune repeated so that the original order of notes is reversed the last note become the first, the penultimate note becomes…
Church Cadence
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Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an…
Clos
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a cadence in which the last note sounds conclusive; that note, termed the 'final', which is the central note of the melody; t…