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Why does it sound so weird? (Beethoven quartet)
Why does the first A# of the tetrachord of fugal development in op. 131, no. 7, m. 114 cello sound so weird? Is it because of the false relation with B?
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What are the acceptable ways to traditionally resolve dissonance?
This is a follow up to my previous question, about a seemingly unresolved "suspension" in Bach's Prelude in C major, bar 21:
In the next bar, it resolves to this chord:
If we block the ...
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Distance measurement in chords and harmony
I've been searching and thinking about this a lot since my mind got opened up to this possibility.
Is there any musical theory "formalism"/framework that deals with measuring the distance ...
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Is this untreated major seventh acceptable because of the tonic pedal? (recapitulation of the 1st mov. of Mozart's Piano Sonata nº 7, K.309)
I am referring to the G-F# in m. 123. We are in G major, as I understand, heading to a PAC (m. 126) that will be reinterpreted as a half-cadence when the subordinate theme starts at m. 127.
I am ...
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Understanding dissonance in Mozart's String Quartet No. 19
I perfectly understand how the dissonance is built as explained by Wikipedia :
The first movement opens with ominous quiet Cs in the cello, joined
successively by the viola (on A♭ moving to a G), the ...
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What is wrong about this counterpoint?
I am using a counterpoint rules plugin on MuseScore, and I am having trouble understanding the issues with my music. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or if I am not interpreting the ...
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Four part writing: How to treat the 7th over static harmony?
My example:
The harmony in bar 28 is C sharp half dim 7. On the off beat of beat 2, I have root C sharp (repeated harmony note- tenor part [alto clef]), sounding at the same time as the 7th B (aux ...
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Four part Writing: When must a perfect fourth be resolved?
A bit confused at the moment regarding when a perfect fourth is classed as a consonance, and when it is classed as a dissonance. I have read here on Stack Exchange, that perfect fourth intervals are ...
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Four part writing: Does quality and amount of dissonances affect use of non harmony notes?
Still writing four part. I have found that, even if dissonances are prepared and resolved by the book, they can still be quite jarring. So, I was wondering if it is normal to take extra factors into ...
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Consonance vs Stability [duplicate]
In the video below, the guitar teacher claims that
the m6 chord is more resolutive and stable than the m7 chord. What's tricky is that the m6 chord is more dissonant!! More dissonant but more stable, ...
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Does tonality require consonance?
It seems like tonality and consonance go hand in hand, but I’m still unsure if consonance is necessary to establish a tonal center, or if consonance is just the preferred sound against a tonal center. ...
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Do major seventh chord usually put the major seventh above the root?
It's been noted on this forum that dominant ninth chords normally have the ninth above the root.
Is that same true for the major seventh of a major seventh chord?
I've tried playing lots of ...
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Why is the sixth sometimes considered a dissonance which needs preparation?
I'm currently reading F. A. Gore Ouseley's Treatise on Harmony, which is a nice book from which to learn common-practice harmony (from a mid-19th century perspective).
However, I'm a bit baffled by ...
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Why are subdominants unstable?
In music theory, the subdominant is unstable and need to be resolved to the mediant. Similar resolution happens to the leading note and other notes that are not in the tonic triad. (Of course, I am ...
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Chord inversions and consonance
So the way I understand chords is based on the interval of the individual notes present in them. This is what gives the chord a consonant or dissonant quality.
However, this doesn't seem to sit well ...
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