Unit 4: Harmony and Voice Leading I: Chord Function, Cadence, and Phrase

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sense of tension

Use spacing to create a(n) ________ or release in the music.

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Cadence

________- The harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic conclusion to a phrase.

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slow harmonic rhythm

A(n) ________ creates a sense of calm and stability.

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harmonic progression

The ________ determines the chords played in a piece of music.

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lowest voices

Outer voices- The highest and ________ in a musical texture.

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harmonic structure

The ________ is an important aspect of a piece's overall sound and emotional impact.

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fast harmonic rhythm

A(n) ________ creates a sense of tension and excitement.

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harmonic rhythm

The ________ determines how quickly those chords change.

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Voice leading

The art of arranging musical voices in a way that creates smooth and logical progressions

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Motion

The direction in which the melody moves in relation to the bass line

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Contrary motion

Moves the melody in the opposite direction of the bass

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Oblique motion

When one voice remains on the same note and the other moves in either direction

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Similar motion

When the bass and the soprano move in the same direction but at different intervals

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Parallel motion

Where the soprano and bass move in the same direction and at the same interval

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Outer voices

The highest and lowest voices in a musical texture

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Open and closed positions

The spacing between the voices in a chord

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Cadence

The harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic conclusion to a phrase

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Cadences end with only three chords

I (i), vi (VI), or V (v)

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Authentic cadence

The most common phrase-ending chord progression that uses the dominant chord to set up the tension and the tonic for the release

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Perfect Authentic (PAC)

Concluding cadence that requires both dominant and tonic chords to be in root position

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Imperfect Authentic (IAC)

Weaker authentic cadence that has either chord inverted, or has a chord member other than the root in the soprano of the tonic chord

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Plagal Cadence (PC)

Weaker progression using the subdominant to tonic to provide the resting point

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Deceptive cadence (DC)

Ending progression where the dominant chord is unexpectedly resolved to the submediant instead of the tonic

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Half Cadence (HC)

Unresolved tension used especially in the middle of a melody

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Phrygian Half Cadence (PHC)

Occurs in a harmonic minor

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Chordal seventh

A seventh note added to a chord, creating a four-note chord

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Voice leading

The art of moving from one chord to another in a smooth and melodic way

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the chordal seventh can be added to

any chord, including major, minor, diminished, and augmented chords.

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the chordal seventh should resolve in a

melodic way by moving down a half step to the third of the next chord.

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seventh chords can be used to

create tension and release, adding interest and complexity to the harmony.

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Harmonic progression

A series of chords played in a specific order

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Common progressions

  • I-IV-V

  • ii-V-I

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Progressions can be

simple or complex

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A fast harmonic rhythm creates

tension and excitement

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A slow harmonic rhythm creates

calm and stability

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