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I. Harmony
Defined
Harmony
≠
“Harmonious”
Harmony:
Music’s Vertical Dimension
I. Harmony Defined
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
A. Harmony=musical element resulting from
two or more pitches (notes) sounding simultaneously
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
B. Harmony = Music’s “vertical dimension”
Say
can
you
see
Melodic (horizontal)
Harmonic (vertical)
C. Chord=2 or more distinct pitches sounding simultaneously
Harmony:
Music’s Vertical Dimension
I. Harmony Defined
II. “Common Practice” Harmony
III. Harmonic Progressions & the
Tonic/Dominant Polarity
IV. The Interplay of Melody and Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance and Dissonance
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
A. Most Important C. P. Harmonies Tertian (chords built from 3rds)
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
A. Most Important C. P. Harmonies Tertian (chords built from 3rds)
B. Triad: most central of Tertian Harmonies =Triad
chord of 3 notes, each separated by interval 3rd
C. Principle of Octave Equivalence
D. Triads varied via: Doubling, Spacing, Inversion
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
Triad
Different
Spacing
W/
inversion
Doubling
I. Defined
A. Chord Progression (harmonic progression) =
a succession of chords
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
^1 ^3 ^5
=
I
^2 ^4 ^6
=
II
(roman numerals =
abbrev._)
Sample
(Pachelbel)
^3Progression
^5 ^7
=
III : I-V-VI-III-IV-I-IV-V-I
I
V
^1 ^3 ^5
VI
^5 ^7 ^2
III
^6 ^1 ^3
^3
B. Tonic (I) --- Dominant (V) Polarity
Tonic Triad: Home/Stable/Marks closure
Dominant Triad: Dynamic/Unstable/Leads to Tonic
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
A. Harmony arises from the simultaneous
interaction of several melodies (voices)
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
A. Harmony arises from the simultaneous
interaction of several melodies (voices)
I. Defined
II. CPH
A. Monophonic
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
B.Homophonic
1. Block Homophonic
2. Melody and Accompaniment Homophonic
C. Polyphonic
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
Intuitively: dissonant tones clash/sound harsh,
tense, unstable, need resolution
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance
Technically: a dissonant harmony usually contains
a note that’s not part of a triad
I. Defined
II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody &
Harmony
V. Musical
Textures
VI. Consonance/
Dissonance