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  2. Tension (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, tension is the anticipation music creates in a listener's mind for relaxation or release. For example, tension may be produced through reiteration, increase in dynamic level, gradual motion to a higher or lower pitch, or (partial) syncopations between consonance and dissonance.

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    The smallest pitch difference between notes (in most Western music) (e.g. F–F ♯) (Note: some contemporary music, non-Western music, and blues and jazz uses microtonal divisions smaller than a semitone) semplice Simple sempre Always sentimento Feeling, emotion sentito lit. "felt", with expression senza Without senza misura Without measure ...

  4. Musical syntax - Wikipedia

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    The question concerning the kind of structure that features tension and resolution in music is linked very close to the relationship between order and meaning in music. Considering tension and resolution as one possible kind of meaning in music a hierarchical structure would imply that a change of order of musical elements would have an ...

  5. Tension - Wikipedia

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    Tension (music), the perceived need for relaxation or release created by a listener's expectations; Suspense, the feeling of uncertainty and interest about the ...

  6. Harmony - Wikipedia

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    In many types of music, notably baroque, romantic, modern, and jazz, chords are often augmented with "tensions". A tension is an additional chord member that creates a relatively dissonant interval in relation to the bass.

  7. Tension and release - Wikipedia

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    Tension and release may refer to: Consonance and dissonance; Tension (music) This page was last edited on 30 ...

  8. Chord (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, a chord is a group of three or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, ... giving their sound a characteristic tension, ...

  9. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...