Questions tagged [harmony]
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What is the internal harmony of this Liszt melody?
This is an exercise taken out of Walter Piston’s Harmony (4th ed). Let me know how you would change my progression.
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Why does this vi-ii-V-I progression evoke a sense of ii-V-I-vi?
Could someone assist me in analyzing the chord progression found in 'Save My Soul, Not My Ship' by Enjoy?
A brief caveat with regard to the title: please note that my analysis of the progressions may ...
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Vocal harmony: Optimizing for the parameters of an upcoming project
Since my last question got such a comically bad reception, I'll eliminate what are apparently hot button issues to reframe the core concept more clearly and hopefully elicit specific answers.
I have ...
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Which approach to 3 part harmony would the greatest percentage of people find pleasing?
I'm looking for algorithmic rules that take a melody and accompanying chords as input, then output the version of tight 3 part parallel harmony that the greatest percentage of untrained casual ...
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Chord progression for 1st 4 bars of Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No 1 Cello in G
The harmonic reduction of the first four bars of the Prelude goes like this:
B | C | C | B
D | E | F#| G
G | G | G | G
When I hear this and also based on my understanding of tonal harmony, I'd analyse ...
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Does the rule regarding consecutive octaves/fifths actually hold any weight?
I have a melody in which I am trying to write a chord progression for. One of the rules of thumb is to finish a chord progression on the tonic if it precedes a chord of a 5th, and especially of a ...
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What are all the chord qualities?
I am working on some chord sorting algorithms right now, I was requested to add an algorithm that is capable to sort chords by chord quality, so afaik there are only major, minor, diminished, or ...
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Would writing my main vocal part (lyrics) to a drone help me stay in key, and without limiting pitch variation?
By drone typically I mean one note, though from my understanding a drone could be one note, two notes, a chord or even 6 notes usually played on string instruments such as the tanpura or guitar. I’m ...
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Homophony vs Polyphony
Would I be correct if I were to define homophony vs polyphony as chords vs lines? If homophony is defined as a single melody with chordal accompaniment, and polyphony as several melodies with equal ...
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Is this a V7sus2/V7 chord in bach?
When i was playing this prelude from bach i came across a new chord that i don't usually see in 18th century pieces
Also another question - in writing counterpoint in bach style it looks like two ...
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can anyone help me in writing a quartet
hi i've been doing some analyzing and after learning counterpoint and 4 part harmony and studying a little about forms today for the first time i wrote a period to turn in into a ternary or a simple ...
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Using chord iii in a chord progression (major key)
I haven't come across music as yet where chord iii is used in a chord progression. I read somewhere that generally chord iii is not used, or very rarely used. Is this correct?
If chord iii is used, ...
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Is there another name for a suspension that creates a chord in the given key?
Here's a progression of a German 6th chord to V in C minor:
But that creates parallel perfect fifths between the alto and bass(Ab-G, Eb-D). Since I'm lazy, instead of fixing that, I cover it up with ...
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Analyzing harmony
I'm trying to analyze this simple exercise from schubert but i can't really find the harmonic function here beside the satisfying voice leading that i hear when i play it
I wanna write such a piece ...
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moving into parallel compound intervals counterpoint
in strict counterpoint and i'm talking about fux's book
is having 2 parallel perfect intervals with contrary motion still wrong?
because in fux book only contrary and oblique motion are acceptable for ...
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