Music 15 - Ch. 3 Harmony
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- Harmony
-
Groves - The combining of notes simultaneously, to produce chords, and successively, to produce chord progressions.
Before 16c. - Result of layering melody/counterpoint
After 16c. - Relation btwn melody and bass line (continuo) - Chord
-
Groves - The simultaneous sounding of two or more notes.
Text/Lecture - Sumultaneous sounding of three or more pitches. - Chord Progression
- One chord to the next, any sequence of chords.
- Scale
-
Collection of pitches arranged in ascending or descending order.
Tones of most frequently used western scale:
syllables - do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti-do
numbers - 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
intervals
do-re 1-2 second
do-mi 1-3 third
so on...
do-do 1-8 OCTAVE
interval - Octave
- do-do 1-8
- Triad
-
Most common chord in western music. A certain combination of three tones.
Can be built on any step (degree) of the scale by combining every other note.
eg
1-3-5 do-mi-sol
2-4-6 re-fa-la
so on... - Tonic/Keynote
-
More important than other tones.
First tone of the scale: Do, 1
Serves as a home base around which the other tones revolve and gravitate towards. - Tonality
-
The principle of organization around a central tone, the tonic.
Choose particular scale (eg. key of C) as the basis of a piece. - Major and minor scales
- Two different types of scales commonly found after 1600. Characterized by the intervals on which they are built.
- Diatonic
-
Describes melodies or harmonies that are built from tones of a major or minor scale.
7 tones. - Chromatic
-
Describes the full gamut of notes available on the octive.
12 tones. - Harmonic progression/movement
-
Generated by motion toward a goal or a feeling of resolution.
Shapes the forward movement, providing focus and direction. - Dissonance
-
Combo of tones that sound discordant, unstable, and in need of resolution.
Introduces the tension and suspense into music and harmonic progression - Consonance
-
Combo of tones that provides a sense of relaxation and fulfillment.
Resolution to dissonance. - Drone
-
A single sustained tone.
Element of far eastern cultures where harmony takes subsidiary role.