Non-harmonic tones

Question 1

nonharmonic tones

Answer 1

notes that occur in music but do not fit within the implied harmony that accompanies them

Question 2

anticipation

Answer 2

a nonharmonic tone in which the presentation of the chord tone occurs immediately before the actual chord

Question 3

acciaccatura

Answer 3

a keyboard ornament of the late Baroque Period in which a non-chord tone is added to the chord then immediately released

Question 4

appoggiatura

Answer 4

a nonharmonic tone that is performed at the same time as the chord, followed by a resolution to a chord tone

Question 5

neighbor tone

Answer 5

a nonharmonic tone which steps below (lower neighbor) or above (upper neighbor) the chord tones, then returns

Question 6

passing tone

Answer 6

a nonharmonic tone which steps between two chords

Question 7

pivot chord

Answer 7

a chord which is common to both the original key and the key to which a composition modulates

Question 8

suspension

Answer 8

a nonharmonic tone in which the chord tone is held beyond the next chord change, then resolved after the new chord is played

Question 9

Tertian Harmony

Answer 9

harmonic system based on the third