Articles tagged with: "medieval music"
Perfect Fifth Interval: The Pillar of Musical Harmony
The perfect fifth interval spans seven semitones and represents one of the most fundamental consonant intervals in Western music. With its 3:2 frequency ratio and central role in chord construction, …
Perfect Fourth Interval: The Foundation of Musical Stability
The perfect fourth interval spans five semitones and represents one of the most stable consonant intervals in Western music. This fundamental interval has historical significance from ancient Greece to modern …
Perfect Fourth
The perfect fourth is a stable consonant interval of five semitones, fundamental to harmony from medieval music to modern rock, creating openness and strength.
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Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions
Secondary dominants are powerful harmonic tools that add color, tension, and forward momentum to chord progressions. By temporarily "tonicizing" non-tonic chords, secondary dominants create brief harmonic detours that enrich musical …