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Chromatic harmony

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Unstable with conflicting/clashing notes and altered tones

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Diatonic harmony

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Harmony that is stable with not a lot of conflict on a regular scale with few altered tones

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20th-century harmony

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Mostly chromatic however there are splashes of color (jazz) due to the Impressionist movement in art

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Non-western harmonies

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Tones change may not sound good to a western year, African drumming, Bulgarian coral music

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Monophonic

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One voice, or multiple voices playing the same exact tune no harmony, one melody

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Homophonic

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Characterized by the movement of accompanying parts in the same rhythm as the melody

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Polyphonic

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Two or more melodies of equal importance occurring at the same time

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Imitative polyphony

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Melody start out with similar statement at different times

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Non imitative polyphony

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To melodies that do not play the same melody but are not of equal importance and simultaneous

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Contrapuntal devices

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Augmentation-longer
Inversion-inverted notes
Diminution-shorter
Retro grade-backwards

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Harmony

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The combination of tones to produce the chords. Also, the relationship among chords.

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Effects of harmony

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Incomplete and complete cadences-resting point or leading to next phrase

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What notes make the tonic Triad

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1 3 5 1

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What chords make the dominant triad

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5 7 2

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Chord progression

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Artful, logical sequence of chords

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Dissonance

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Clashing notes, conflict

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Consonants

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Chords, notes that harmonize

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Tones of the human voice

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Soprano, mezzo soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, base

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Four families of instruments

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Strings woodwinds brass percussion

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How do strings make their sound

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Vibration of bow and string

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How do woodwinds make their sound

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A vibrating reed

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How do brasses make their sound

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Pressure of air, buzzing on mouthpiece

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How do percussionists make their sound

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Clashing objects

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What is form? What is a divided into

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The organization or structure of a piece.

Divided into phrases, sections, larger parts, whole composition

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Theme and variation

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Takes the main melody and changes it For example Miles Davis, no division of parts through composed

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Binary form

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A B, two parts

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Ternary form

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ABA

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Rondo

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ABA CA

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Minuet and trio

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Minuet. Trio. Minuet

A)(b+A’). (C)(d+c’). (ab+a’

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fugue

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Voice is overlapping with subject counter subject and episode
V1. S CS. E
V2.    S.  CS.   E
V3.           S.   CS.    E
V4.                   S.   CS.   E
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Thematic development

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Melody start as partial and simple but is added to similar to motivic development

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