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theme group


[3](Tovey) a group of themes within a section of form that are united by virtue of being in the same key.
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chord


The level at which each concept is most often introduced is indicated by the numbers 0-4 in brackets, where 0 is pre-college level, 1-4 are various levels of undergraduate theory, and 5 is graduate level. Names of the originators of recent terms, when known, are indicated in parentheses.
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absolute music


[3] music which has no associations outside itself; it has no text, and does not attempt to narrate a story, portray characters, events, impressions, etc.; e.g., Bach's fugues.
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action notation


[4] musical notation that directs the performer in a course of action without indicating the resulting sound. Syn. process notation; e.g., John Cage's 4'33"
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ad


suffix (set theory, nonlinear) ; [4] a set of pitch classes, the prefix of which indicates the number of pitch classes; e.g. dyad, hexad, pentad. However, the term triad
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a cappella


[1,2] purely vocal (or choral) music, without instrumental accompaniment.
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accidentals


[0] signs used in musical notation to alter notes, e.g. sharps (#), flats, naturals; however, accidentals are not key signatures.
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aeolian mode


[0,1] a mode consisting of T-S-T-T-S-T-T (T=whole tone, S=semitone), equivalent to the natural minor mode. Note the difference between mode
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aggregate


[4] (set theory, linear) 1. any combination of all twelve pcs. 2. (Babbitt) a vertical combination of hexachords
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