Harmony Flashcards

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What is dissonance?

A

Chords which use notes not in the diatonic chord.

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What is a concord?

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A concord is a chord where all the notes seem to ‘agree’ with each other. It feels at rest and complete in itself.

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What is a discord?

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A discord is a chord where some notes seem to ‘disagree’ or clash giving an unsettled feel.

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What is diatonic harmony?

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Diatonic harmony uses notes that belong to the key.

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5
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What is chromatic harmony?

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Chromatic harmony uses notes from outside the key to give the chords more ‘colour’.

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6
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What is a perfect cadence?

A

V-I

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7
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What is an interrupted cadence?

A

V-vi

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8
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What is an imperfect cadence?

A

anything - V

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9
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What is a plagal cadence?

A

IV- I

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10
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What is a Tierce de Picardie?

A

When final cadence of a piece in a minor key ends with a major chord instead of the expected minor.

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11
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What is a suspension?

A

A note from one chord is sustained into the next chord creating a dissonance. The note must then resolve downwards to form a consonance with the next chord.

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12
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What is the structure of a diminished 7th?

A

Tonic, minor 3rd, diminished 5th and diminished 7th.
(the notes are all a minor third apart)

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13
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What is the structure of a half diminished?

A

Same as a diminished seventh but with a minor 7th at the top rather than a diminished seventh. (more jazzy feel)

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14
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What is the secondary dominant?

A

The dominant of the dominant chord in the home key (for example in C major the secondary dominant would be d major because its the dominant of G.)

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15
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What is a chromatic alteration?

A

Moving one of the notes up or down a semitone in a chord (examples often in Samba em Preludio.)

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16
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What are augmented chords?

A

Chord with an augmented 5th.

17
Q

What is a bare fifth?

A

Triad missing the third (so its just a BARE FIFTH.)

18
Q

What is quartal harmony?

A

Harmonic structures built on the use of perfect, diminished and augmented 4ths as intervals.

19
Q

What is an added 6th chord?

A

A triad with a 6th above the root.

20
Q

What is a Neapolitan chord?

A

A flattened second chord in first inversion.

21
Q

What is static harmony?

A

Harmony focusing essentially on one chord.

22
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What is substitution chord?

A

A chord that can replace another chord, which fulfills the same harmonic function as the chord it has replaced.