Dec 22, 2015
I. Harmony DefinedHarmony ≠
“Harmonious”
Harmony: Music’s Vertical Dimension
I. Harmony Defined
I. Defined II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody & Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance/ Dissonance
A. Harmony=musical element resulting from
two or more pitches (notes) sounding simultaneously
B. Harmony = Music’s “vertical dimension”
C. Chord=2 or more distinct pitches sounding simultaneously
Melodic (horizontal) Harmonic (vertical)
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Harmony: Music’s Vertical Dimension
I. Harmony Defined
II. “Common Practice” Harmony
III. Harmonic Progressions & the Tonic/Dominant Polarity
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance and Dissonance
IV. The Interplay of Melody and Harmony
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
C. Principle of Octave Equivalence
D. Triads varied via: Doubling, Spacing, Inversion
chord of 3 notes, each separated by interval 3rd
I. Defined II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody & Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance/ Dissonance
Triad Different W/ inversion Spacing Doubling
I. Defined II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody & Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance/ Dissonance
A. Chord Progression (harmonic progression) = a succession of chords
^1 ^3 ^5 = I^2 ^4 ^6 = II (roman
numerals = abbrev._)^3 ^5 ^7 = III
B. Tonic (I) --- Dominant (V) Polarity
Sample Progression (Pachelbel) : I-V-VI-III-IV-I-IV-V-II V VI III^1 ^3 ^5 ^5 ^7 ^2 ^6 ^1 ^3 ^3 ^5 ^7 , etc.
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
III. Progressions
IV. Melody & Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance/ Dissonance
A. Monophonic
B.Homophonic1. Block Homophonic2. Melody and Accompaniment Homophonic
C. Polyphonic
I. Defined II. CPH
III. Progressions
IV. Melody & Harmony
V. Musical Textures
VI. Consonance/ Dissonance
Intuitively: dissonant tones clash/sound harsh, tense, unstable, need resolution
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