in jazz, packing twice as many notes in a measure as were there in the preceding measures so that the tempo appears to gain a great deal of momentum but the chord progressions played by the rhythm section remain the same
Double-time
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Dyad
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a term applied to two notes, in the same way that a triad is a term applied to three notes
Deceptive Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by a chord other than the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, a…
Enharmonic
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the interval between notes notated for example A flat and G sharp, which on an equal tempered keyboard instrument are played…
Enharmonic Equivalents
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Theory
Enharmonic equivalents are notes spelled differently but sounding the same. Examples include: C sharp and D flat F sharp and…
Amen Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Anticipation
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a note played before a chord with which it is a concord, where it is discordant with the preceding chord
Authentic Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…
Broken chord
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an arpeggiated chord where the notes are played one after the other