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the sounds that provide support and enrichment for melody
an accompaniment |
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| a group of three or more pitches that sound at the same time |
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basic chord in Western music
3 pitches arranged in a very specific way |
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| the distance between each of the pitches |
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| always built on the 5th note of the scale |
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| built on the 4th note of the scale |
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| the movement of chords in a purposeful fashion |
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| pitches sounding disagreeable and unstable |
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| pitches sounding agreeable and stable |
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| the portion of a musical phrase that leads to its last chord |
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| any element of music that continually repeats |
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harmonic repetition
soulful style of singing that unfolds above repeating chord changes |
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| each chord does not sound for the same length of time |
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| gospel hymns sung in African-American churches |
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| density and arrangement of artistic elements |
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| a single line of music with no harmony |
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| a group singing the same pitches |
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same sounding
voices all move together to new pitches at roughly the same time |
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| 2 or more lines in the musical fabric |
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| harmonious opposition of two or more independent musical lines |
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| followers copy exactly what the leader plays or sings |
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| presentation of an important musical idea |
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| validates the statement by repeating it |
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| takes us away from the familiar and into the uknown |
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| stands midway between repetition and contrast |
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| composer sets the words of the first poetic stanza and then uses the same entire melody for all subsequent stanzas |
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| textual refrain that repeats |
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| music in the first stanza is altered in some way each time it returns |
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| two contrasting units, A and B |
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a refrain (A) alternates with contrasting music (B and C)
ABACA ABACABA ABACADA |
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