the relationship between keys that have relatively few notes in common, for example, the key of C and the key of F sharp
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Relative keys
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keys that share a common key signature, for example, C major and A minor
Relative Major and Minor
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Theory
Relative keys use identical accidentals but center on different tonic notes. Example: C major and A minor share no sharps or…
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…
Key Center
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Theory
A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Accentuare
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Italian
to mark with an accent; accessory notes, for example: the upper note in a trill, or the notes above and below the written not…
Affections, doctrine of
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a theory that arose during the Baroque period that associated certain musical methods and figures to arouse or portray partic…
Borrowed division
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a term used to describe when a note is divided into an unusual number of smaller notes, for example, when three quarter notes…
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…