a note that is not part of the prevailing harmony but which, as the harmony changes, arrives at another note consonant with the new harmony
Passing note
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Preparation
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a harmonic device in which a note which causes a chord to be discordant is used in the previous chord within which it is conc…
Note head
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the head, or round part of the note symbol as distinguished from the stem or any other part of the note See note head clef in…
Non-harmonic note
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a note that does not belong to the chord with which it sounds, for example, a passing note
Note
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a single sound of a particular pitch and length which is notated with a symbol made up of a note head, a stem (in some cases)…
Note de passage
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French
passing note
Note ornaments
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see note ornaments in Note Ornamentation
Punctus
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a note, as in counterpoint; a dot after a note that adds one half the original duration to the note
Auxiliary Note
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a variety of passing note that returns back to the note immediately before it