third note heard when two notes are played simultaneously, resultant tone
Combination note
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Chord
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a group of notes, normally two or more, played simultaneously
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…
Common note
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a note that remains the same between two different chords
Common tone
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a note that remains the same between two different chords
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…
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…
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…
Block chords
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where the notes of the entire chord are played simultaneously and structured accordingly in succession