parameters of music
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Pitch Height
The perceived highness of a note
Pitch Chroma
The sense that each Bb is in some way the same
Interval
The distance between two pitches
Contour
The ups and downs of melody
Timbre
The color of a sound that distinguishes a trombone and a guitar playing the same pitch
Duration
The length of a musical event
Rhythm
The specific sequence of duration
Meter
The pattern of perceived accents and non accents
Tempo
The rate of the metric beat
Dynamic Level
The perceived loudness
Scale Degree Function
How a note relates to the mode, scale, or key context
Dissonance
The instability or harshness created by two or more simultaneously sounding pitches
Registral Span
The distance between the highest and lowest notes in a texture
Density
The number of notes within a span
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