a voice pitched a fifth above the treble
Quatreble
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Quintus
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the fifth voice in a sixteenth century composition having five or more vocal parts, sometimes a 'descant' or 'countermelody'…
Seventh chord
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a chord consisting of a root note, the third above the root, the fifth above the root and the seventh above the root
Voice leading
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Theory
Voice leading focuses on how each line moves, not only on the chord labels. Good voice leading often favors: small interval m…
Hidden fifths
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Approaching fifths or octaves by similar motion can produce the same effect as approaching fifths or octaves by parallel moti…
Hidden octaves
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Approaching fifths or octaves by similar motion can produce the same effect as approaching fifths or octaves by parallel moti…
Ledger line
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short lines drawn through, above or below the heads of notes that are written above or below the staff
Springer
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an ornament consisting of the main note followed by the note above it followed by the note above that, then returning to the…
Voice as an instrument
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using a voice or a number of voices to produce an instrumental sound