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RUDIMENTS OF HARMONY IN TWO PARTS WRITING
CONTENT
- Definition of Harmony
- Features of Harmony
- Meaning of Two-part Writing
- Intervals in Two-Part Harmony
- Examples of Intervals of Thirds in Two-part Harmony
- Rules of Two-Part Harmony
Definition of Harmony
Harmony is the combination of two or more sounds; they are to be heard together or at the same time. Harmony originated around the 9th century A.D.
Features of Harmony
These consist of chords and progressions.
A chord is the sounding together of two or more notes, while progression is the manner in which chords or melodic tones follow each other; a succession of chords or tones. The simplest form of harmony is, the two-part.
The simplest form of harmony is, the two-part.
Two-Part Harmony
Two-part writing entails writing a second part to a given melody based on a particular chord scheme. In some circumstances, the second part may be provided, and a melody is required to be supplied.
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