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The use of parallel fifths (or fourths) to refer to the sound of traditional Chinese or other kinds of Eastern music was once commonplace in film scores and songs. Since these passages are an obvious oversimplification and parody of the styles that they seek to evoke, this use of parallel fifths declined during the last half of the 20th century.
Avoid parallel fifths and octaves. To promote voice independence, melodic lines should avoid parallel unisons, parallel fifths, and parallel octaves between any two voices. [ 19 ] They should also avoid hidden consecutives , perfect intervals reached by any two voices moving in the same direction, even if not by the same interval, particularly ...
Just my two cents, but I think the theory that chanting in parallel fifths developed out of confusion of equivalent notes is a reasonable one, and one that has had some currency in the scholarly literature. 76.118.181.158 05:09, 28 August 2007 (UTC) Both parallel fifths and octaves weaken the acousitical integrity of the parts, yes?
5th parallel may refer to: 5th parallel north, a circle of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere; 5th parallel south, a circle of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere; Consecutive fifths or parallel fifths, a term used in music
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Avoid parallel fifths or octaves between any two parts; and avoid "hidden" parallel fifths or octaves: that is, movement by similar motion to a perfect fifth or octave, unless one part (sometimes restricted to the higher of the parts) moves by step. Avoid moving in parallel fourths.
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