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  2. Sequence (music) - Wikipedia

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    A false sequence is a literal repetition of the beginning of a figure and stating the rest in sequence: [1] J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite in G J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite in G, BWV 1007. A modulating sequence is a sequence that leads from one tonal center to the next, with each segment technically being in a different key in some ...

  3. Tonality - Wikipedia

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    "All harmonic idioms in popular music are tonal, and none is without function." [4] [vague] Tonality is an organized system of tones (e.g., the tones of a major or minor scale) in which one tone (the tonic) becomes the central point for the remaining tones. The other tones in a tonal piece are all defined in terms of their relationship to the ...

  4. Tonal memory - Wikipedia

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    This test used melodic sequences in a pitch memory test that is formed on the delayed-tone recognition paradigm. [9] The results of the test showed that many factors such as interference tone, degree of tonality, and tonal fitness of comparison tone showed to be a key factor in how listeners performed in the task. [9]

  5. Harmonic series (music) - Wikipedia

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    The harmonic series (also overtone series) is the sequence of harmonics, musical tones, or pure tones whose frequency is an integer multiple of a fundamental frequency. Pitched musical instruments are often based on an acoustic resonator such as a string or a column of air, which oscillates at numerous modes simultaneously.

  6. Set theory (music) - Wikipedia

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    The ordered sequence C-C ♯-D would be notated 0,1,2 or (0,1,2). Although C is considered zero in this example, this is not always the case. For example, a piece (whether tonal or atonal) with a clear pitch center of F might be most usefully analyzed with F set to zero (in which case {0,1,2} would represent F, F ♯ and G.

  7. Function (music) - Wikipedia

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    The concept of harmonic function originates in theories about just intonation.It was realized that three perfect major triads, distant from each other by a perfect fifth, produced the seven degrees of the major scale in one of the possible forms of just intonation: for instance, the triads F–A–C, C–E–G and G–B–D (subdominant, tonic, and dominant respectively) produce the seven ...

  8. Dynamic tonality - Wikipedia

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    The defining characteristic of dynamic tonality is that a given rank-2 temperament (as defined by a period α, a generator β, and a comma sequence) [7] is used to generate, in real time during performance, the same set of intervals [2] among: A pseudo-just tuning's notes; A pseudo-harmonic timbre's partials; and

  9. Musical tone - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally in Western music, a musical tone is a steady periodic sound. A musical tone is characterized by its duration , pitch , intensity (or loudness ), and timbre (or quality). [ 1 ] The notes used in music can be more complex than musical tones, as they may include aperiodic aspects, such as attack transients , vibrato , and envelope ...