a harmonic system employing the twelve-tone principle of composition giving equal status to all twelve chromatic notes
Dodecaphony
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Disjunct
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where the notes in a melody move in leaps, intervals greater than a tone, rather than from note to neighbouring notes only a…
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…
Thematic catalogue
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the classification of music under headings which include the opening notes of the composition and/or the notes of the main th…
Triplet
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A group of three notes of equal time value performed in the time of two. One or two of the notes may be rests of equal value.…
Authentic mode
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a melody is written in an authentic mode when all, or almost all the notes lie above the final
Chromatic
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a scale in which all the intervals between succeeding notes is a semitone (half note)
Monotone
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a single sustained, unvarying tone, or a succession of notes of the same tone
Rest Stroke (Apoyando)
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Technique
Rest stroke emphasizes projection and tone weight. It is commonly used for: melodic lines that need stronger presence accente…