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What is a descending fifths progression?
A harmonic sequence where each chord's root is a fifth lower than the previous.
What is an ascending fifths sequence?
A harmonic sequence where each chord's root is a fifth higher than the previous.
What is a descending thirds sequence?
A harmonic sequence where each chord's root is a third lower than the previous.
What is an ascending thirds sequence?
A harmonic sequence where each chord's root is a third higher than the previous.
What is a Pachelbel sequence?
A descending fourth, ascending second harmonic pattern.
What is a passing tone?
A non-chord tone connecting two chord tones by step.
What is a neighbor tone?
A non-chord tone that steps away from and returns to a chord tone.
Define anticipation tone.
A chord tone that arrives early, before the beat.
What is an escape tone?
A non-chord tone that steps away from a chord tone and then leaps away.
Define appoggiatura.
A grace note played before a chord tone, creating dissonance that resolves.
What is a pedal point?
A sustained note, usually in the bass, while harmonies change above it.
What is a suspension?
A chord tone held over from a previous chord, resolving downward by step.
Define retardation.
Similar to a suspension, but the resolution is upward by step.
What is a motive?
A short musical idea that is repeated or varied throughout a piece.
Define melodic sequence.
A musical idea that is repeated at different pitch levels.
What is a harmonic sequence?
A chord progression that is repeated at different pitch levels.
Define Linear Intervallic Pattern (LIP).
Pattern formed by the interval between outer voices in a harmonic sequence.
What is a passing tone?
A non-chord tone that connects two chord tones by step.
What is a neighbor tone?
A non-chord tone that steps away from a chord tone and then returns to it.
Define anticipation tone.
A chord tone that arrives early, before the beat.
What is an escape tone?
A non-chord tone that steps away from a chord tone and then leaps away.
Define appoggiatura.
A grace note played before a chord tone, creating dissonance that resolves to the chord tone.
What is a pedal point?
A sustained note, usually in the bass, while harmonies change above it.
Define suspension.
A chord tone held over from a previous chord that resolves downward by step.
What is a retardation?
Similar to a suspension, but the resolution is upward by step.
What is a motive?
A short musical idea that is repeated or varied throughout a piece.
Define melodic sequence.
A musical idea that is repeated at different pitch levels.
What is a harmonic sequence?
A chord progression that is repeated at different pitch levels.
Define Linear Intervallic Pattern (LIP).
Pattern formed by the interval between outer voices in a harmonic sequence.