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2. Gospel harmony - Wikipedia

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   A gospel harmony is an attempt to collate the Christian canonical gospels into a single account. [1] Harmonies are constructed by some writers in order to make the gospel story available to a wider audience, both religious and secular. [2] Harmonies can be studied by scholars to establish a coherent chronology of the events depicted in the four ...

3. Close and open harmony - Wikipedia

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   A triad in close harmony has compact spacing, while one in open harmony has wider spacing. Close harmony or voicing can refer to both instrumental and vocal arrangements. It can follow the standard voice-leading rules of classical harmony, as in string quartets or Bach chorales, or proceed in parallel motion with the melody in thirds or sixths .

4. Harmony - Wikipedia

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   Harmony. Barbershop quartets, such as this US Navy group, sing 4-part pieces, made up of a melody line (normally the lead) and 3 harmony parts. In music, harmony is the concept of combining different sounds together in order to create new, distinct musical ideas. [1] Theories of harmony seek to describe or explain the effects created by ...

5. Harmony (musical) - Wikipedia

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   Harmony is a stage musical with music by Barry Manilow and book and lyrics by Bruce Sussman.The musical tells the true story of the Comedian Harmonists, an ensemble of six young men in 1920s Germany who took the world by storm with their blend of sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics, until their inclusion of Jewish singers put them on a collision course with history.

6. Function (music) - Wikipedia

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   In music, function (also referred to as harmonic function[ 1]) is a term used to denote the relationship of a chord [ 2] or a scale degree [ 3] to a tonal centre. Two main theories of tonal functions exist today: The German theory created by Hugo Riemann in his Vereinfachte Harmonielehre of 1893, which soon became an international success ...

7. Golden age (metaphor) - Wikipedia

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   Golden age (metaphor) The metaphor of a Golden Age is often invoked for high points of lost knowledge in the mythical past of mankind, also in the context of lost continents such as Lemuria or Mu (also known as Kumari Kandam ). A golden age is a period considered the peak in the history of a country or people, a time period when the greatest ...

8. Realization (figured bass) - Wikipedia

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   Ex. 1 is a short figured bass followed by one possible realization, by the composer Thomas Mace.. Execution. The realizer, while usually following the harmonic scheme indicated in the figuring, has a choice on such matters as rhythmic effect, chordal spacing, ornamentation, arpeggiation, imitation and counterpoint, limited only by sound judgement and good taste, and adherence to the genre's ...

9. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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   Literature. This glossary of literary terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in the discussion, classification, analysis, and criticism of all types of literature, such as poetry, novels, and picture books, as well as of grammar, syntax, and language techniques. For a more complete glossary of terms relating to poetry in ...