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| A triad which has two Major thirds |
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| An improvised section in a composition that allows the performer artistic creativity |
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| Four-Part harmony with less than an octave between the soprano and tenor |
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| A scale with seven different tones |
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| A seventh chord built on the dominant (scale step 5) written as V7, in root position |
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| A melody line supported by an accompaniment |
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| Four-Part harmony with an octave or more between the soprano and tenor voices |
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| An orchestral composition used to introduce a large dramatic work |
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| Music in which two or more melodies are heard at the same time |
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| A composition in which the first theme returns repeatedly (A-B-A-C-A-etc.) |
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| A four-tone chord, produced by adding another third on top or a triad |
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| The interval of an Augmented fourth or a diminshed fifth, so-called because it spans three (tri) whole tones (C-F#, C-Gb) |
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