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Chord (music)
In music, a group of three or more notes sounded together. This ‘vertical’ combination of notes (of any number) is almost infinite in possibility, and yet is fundamental in determining a style of music. This goes some way to explaining the enormous variation of music in existence.
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atonality
cadence
canon (music)
chord (music)
chromatic scale
consonance
continuo
counterpoint
dissonance
dominant
drone (music)
dynamics (music)
flat
harmonic minor scale
harmonics
harmony
interval
key (music)
key signature
major
major interval
melodic minor scale
melody
metre (music)
natural
ornamentation
ostinato
pedal point
pentatonic scale
phrase (music)
pitch (music)
polyphony
rhythm (music)
scale (music)
sharp
syncopation
temperament
tempo
timbre
tonality
triad
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