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Harmony in Music
Is about …
Harmony is created when two or more pitches are played simultaneously.
Main idea
Main idea
Consonance
Dissonance
• Consonance is a type of harmony.
• Dissonance is a type of harmony.
• Pitches that are consonant have passive
at rest relationship with each other.
• Pitches that are dissonant have an active,
unsettled sound.
• Major thirds and perfect fifths are
examples of consonance.
• A minor second is an example of
dissonance.
• Composers often use consonance to add a
bright color to their music.
• Composers often use dissonance to add a
darker color (timbre) to their music.
So what? What is important to understand about this?
Composers and musicians use different types of harmony, like dissonance and consonance, in order to create
changes in the mood of a piece of music.