Manual of Harmony: Being an Elementary Treatise of the Principles of Thorough Bass, with an Explanation of the System of Notation; and Designed as a Text-book for the Use of Seminaries and Schools, as Well as for Private InstructionS. T. Gordon and son, 1883 - 150 pages |
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1st inversion 2d inversion 3d degree 7th degree accent accidental alto Appoggiatura ascending chromatic scale Augmented Sixth authentic cadence bass clef bass note bass voice Chap CHAPTER Choral close positions concealed fifths consecutive fifths contrary motion denoted descending chromatic diatonic scale diminished seventh diminished triad dissonance dominant chord dominant seventh doubled effect enharmonic scale EXERCISES F sharp fifths and octaves figure figured bass flat G clef half-tone instance key-note kindred keys leading-tone leger-lines major and minor major triads melody minor key minor scale minor triads notation observed occur open pos organ-note parallel major scale parallel minor parallel motion perfect intervals piano-forte piece plagal cadence progression rhythm root Rudiments of Music score seen seven sounds seventh-chord signatures sixth and fourth sixth degree sometimes soprano student Sub-Dom sub-dominant suspension takes tenor third tonic chord twelve semitones whole tone Write chords Write the chord Write the notes writing harmony ஆம்
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Page 12 - The minor scale has three forms: the "pure" or "natural" minor, in which the semitones lie between the second and third degrees and between the fifth and sixth degrees, and the melodic and harmonic forms, in which the sixth and seventh degrees undergo alteratinn.
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Page 17 - When the movement in which a piece is played is moderately quick, a ieaondary accent falls on the middle of the bar, provided the rhythm be direct.