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17 Cards in this Set
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Common Tone
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When comparing two chords,a tone (or pitch class) that is present in each chord.
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Contrary Motion
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Simultaneous musical motion of at least two voices one of which is opposing the other. (one voice rising while another falls)
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Crossed Voices
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When a lower voices note goes above the higher voices note, or when a higher voices note goes below a lower voices note. For example, when tenor is higher than alto.
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Direct Fifths (hidden fifths)
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In part writing, the occurrence of an interval that is not a fifth between two voices which proceeds to the next chord in similar motion, that produces a fifth in the next chord between the same voices. Only objectionable when it involves Soprano with Bass.
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Hidden Octave
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In part writing, the occurrence of an interval that is not an octave between two voices, which proceeds to the next chord in similar motion, that produces an octave in the next chord between soprano with bass, and soprano leaps.
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Oblique Motion
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Occurs when one voice (or more) remains on the same pitch while the others ascend or descend.
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Parallel Motion
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Occurs when two or more voices move from one position to another, keeping the same interval between them.
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Parallel Intervals
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When two voices move in the same intervals.
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Objectionable Parallels
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Parallels that are not allowed in part writing. Parallel fifths and octaves.
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Parallel Fifths
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When two voices move in fifths from one chord to another.
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Parallel Octaves
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When two voices move in octaves from one chord to another.
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Similar Motion
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Is the situation where two voices of the composition move in the same direction either ascending or descending, but they do not necessarily cover the same interval.
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Tendency Tone
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A tone that strongly wants to resolve to an adjacent tone. For example, scale degrees 4 to 3, and 7 to 1.
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Unresolved Leading Tone
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Scale degree seven that has not gone to the tonic.
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Unresolved Seventh
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When seventh chords arise from voice leading, the dissonant seventh should resolve down by step.
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Voice Exchange
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In part writing when two voices move in contrary motion by step, exchanging pitches. Ex. Soprano E, D, C and Bass C, D, E
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overlapping voices
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Overlapping voices occur when two adjacent voices move in similar or parallel motion and the lower voice ascends to a pitch above that just left by the upper voice, or vice versa.
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