Music 11, 7/24/06 Fundamental of harmony Melodies are often built
... Melodies are often built around the triad. This means that by looking at a melody, we can easily understand the harmony that it expresses. A harmony will often emerge in melody as an “outline” that fills in the space of the triad. For example, a melody C-D-EF-G might imply a C-major triad by the way ...
... Melodies are often built around the triad. This means that by looking at a melody, we can easily understand the harmony that it expresses. A harmony will often emerge in melody as an “outline” that fills in the space of the triad. For example, a melody C-D-EF-G might imply a C-major triad by the way ...
Tippett - Concerto for Double String Orchestra movement I (Harmony)
... An interval is the distance (in scale steps) between two pitches. A harmonic interval occurs when two notes are played at the same time. ...
... An interval is the distance (in scale steps) between two pitches. A harmonic interval occurs when two notes are played at the same time. ...
Chapter 3
... Do re mi fa so la ti do (Like in Sound of Music) Our most common Western scale consists of 8 notes; the first note and last (the “do”) is an octave (an interval). The “do” is considered the tonic or main note (serves as the home base). The “do” and scale used affects the tonality. Chords are bui ...
... Do re mi fa so la ti do (Like in Sound of Music) Our most common Western scale consists of 8 notes; the first note and last (the “do”) is an octave (an interval). The “do” is considered the tonic or main note (serves as the home base). The “do” and scale used affects the tonality. Chords are bui ...
Harmony
In music, harmony is the use of simultaneous pitches (tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the ""vertical"" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the ""horizontal"" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the interweaving of melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the relationship of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony.In popular and jazz harmony, chords are named by their root plus various terms and characters indicating their qualities. In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern, and jazz, chords are often augmented with ""tensions"". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass. Typically, in the classical common practice period a dissonant chord (chord with tension) ""resolves"" to a consonant chord. Harmonization usually sounds pleasant to the ear when there is a balance between the consonant and dissonant sounds. In simple words, that occurs when there is a balance between ""tense"" and ""relaxed"" moments.