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6470816318Capital Roman numerals denotemajor triads.0
6470824987Lowercase Roman numerals denoteminor triads.1
6470827921A capital Roman numeral with a " + " indicatesan augmented triad.2
6470834436A lowercase Roman numeral with a " ° " indicatesa diminished triad.3
6470852233Arabic numerals or figured-bass symbols denote intervals above the bass andhence indirectly indicate chord inversion.4
6470856842Arabic numerals may indicate voice leading and/ornonharmonic tones.5
64708663166 indicatesa first inversion triad6
64708687386 4 indicatesa second inversion triad7
64708759917 indicatesa root-position seventh chord8
6470881619°7 indicatesa diminished (fully-diminished) seventh chord9
6470907286ø7 indicatesa half-diminished seventh chord10
64709124406 5 indicatesfirst inversion11
64709152644 3 indicatessecond inversion12
64709194844 2 indicatesthird inversion13
64709259338-7 indicatesmelodic movement from an octave to a seventh above the bass.14
64709296549-8, 7-6, 4-3 indicatea suspension and melodic resolution.15
6470933774An accidental before an Arabic numeral indicatesalteration of the interval involved.16
6470942116A numeral with a slash (e.g., a slashed 6 ) or a plus (e.g., 4+) indicatesthat the note creating the interval in question is raised a half step17
6470993113authentic cadenceV or vii° to I18
6470993114imperfect authentic cadence (AC)all ACs that are not PACs, with also vii° - I19
6470995355perfect authentic cadence (AC)V(7) to I (with tonic in soprano)20
6470999635conclusive cadencea cadence ending with the tonic triad; Includes authentic and plagal cadences.21
6471010710deceptive cadenceA chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by a chord other than the tonic chord usually the sixth chord or superdominant chord or submediant chord (V-VI), but sometimes something else; V to anything but I (usually vi)22
6471012664half cadenceA chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic chord in second inversion (6/4-V). It should be noted that this pattern produces two chords with the same bass note in both chords. The "I" represents the chord based on the first step of the scale (with the 6/4 indicating second inversion) and the "V" represents the chord based on the fifth step of the scale. In the tonality of "C" major, a half cadence would be the tonic in second inversion (I 6/4) C major chord (G C E) moving to the dominant (V) G major chord (G B D); ends in V23
6471017356phrygian half cadence24
6471019177inconclusive cadence25
6471023187triad26
6471023188augmented or + triad27
6471028867diminished or ° triad28
6471031531major or M triad29
6471031532minor or m triad30
6471042780seventh chords31
6471042781major seventh (MM; M7) ("major-major")32
6471050652dominant seventh (Mm7) (used for major-minor seventh chords exercising a dominant function)33
6471052417major-minor seventh (Mm7) (same quality as dominant seventh without denoting function)34
6471057483minor seventh (m7; mm) ("minor-minor"35
6471059503half-diminished seventh (ø7; dm) ("diminished-minor")36
6471059504fully-diminished seventh (°7; dd) ("diminished-diminished")37
6471074999Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: tonic38
6471085155Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: supertonic39
6471088103Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: mediant40
6471094832Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: subdominant41
6471097313Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: dominant42
6471099416Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: submediant43
6471102123Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: subtonic44
6471102124Scale degrees/diatonic chord names: leading tone45
6471110510Functions: tonic function46
6471112222Functions:dominant function47
6471112223Functions: predominant function48
6471118249Circle of fifths49
6471118250Deceptive progression50
6471124959Harmonic rhythm51
6471126900Modulation52
6471131057common tone modulation53
6471133087phrase modulation54
6471137465pivot chord modulation55
6471143922Neighboring chord56
6471145887Rate of harmonic change57
6471149026Realize58
6471149027realization of a figured bass59
6471154262realization of a four-part Roman60
6471157953numeral progression61
6471159414Retrogression62
6471165595Secondary dominant63
6471166943Secondary leading tone chord64
6471166944Tonicization65
6471175080Nonharmonic Tones66
6472432633Anticipation67
6472435879Appoggiatura68
6472440889Embellishment69
6472446465Escape tone (échappeé)70
6472440890Neighboring tone71
6472458885auxiliary tone72
6472460772embellishing tone73
6472460773neighbor note74
6472465946double neighbor75
6472473268lower neighbor76
6472475799upper neighbor77
6472477866neighbor group78
6472481131cambiata79
6472483592changing tones80
6472483685changing notes81
6472491103Ornament82
6472497588Passing tone83
6472504659Passing tone, accented84
6472507300Passing tone, unaccented85
6472511125Pedal point86
6472511126Preparation87
6472517179Nonharmonic tones: Resolution88
6472524713Retardation89
6472527116Suspension90
6472527233rearticulated suspension91
6472529102suspension chain92
6472541018Spacing/Voicing/Position: Alto93
6472545568Spacing/Voicing/Position: Bass94
6472567068Spacing/Voicing/Position: Close position95
6472571657Spacing/Voicing/Position:Doubling96
6472571701Spacing/Voicing/Position: First inversion97
6472577150Spacing/Voicing/Position: Inversion, inversion of chords98
6472580005Spacing/Voicing/Position: Open position99
6472587703Spacing/Voicing/Position: Root100
6472596090Spacing/Voicing/Position: Root position101
6472599453Spacing/Voicing/Position: Second inversion102
6472602087Spacing/Voicing/Position: Soprano103
6472602122Spacing/Voicing/Position: Tenor104
6472604398Spacing/Voicing/Position: Third inversion105
6472612242Common tone106
6472616002Contrary motion107
6472619770Cross relation (false relation)108
6472621281Crossed voices (voice crossing)109
6472626513Direct fifths (hidden fifths)110
6472631244Direct octaves (hidden octaves)111
6472634864Oblique motion112
6472634865Overlapping voices113
6472637495Parallel motion114
6472644685Parallel intervals115
6472644686Parallel intervals: objectionable parallels116
6472654635Parallel intervals: parallel fifths117
6472656682Parallel intervals: parallel octaves118
6472656683Similar motion119
6472664987Tendency tone120
6472668845Unresolved leading tone121
6472670609Unresolved seventh122
6472670610Voice exchange123
6472678266Arpeggio124
6472680472arpeggiation125
6472680473Chromatic126
6472685972Common Practice Style127
6472689521Consonance128
6472689522Diatonic129
6472692403Dissonance130
6472699807Figured bass131
6472702032Flatted fifth132
6472705689Lead sheet133
6472707455Picardy third134
6472707456Resolution135
6472724292Interval136
6472782298Intervals: Compound interval137
6472787760Intervals: Half step (semitone)138
6472791143Intervals: Inversion, inversion of an interval139
6472793601Intervals: Numerical names (i.e., third, fifth, octave)140
6472800352Intervals: Tritone141
6472800353Intervals: Unison (prime)142
6472805468Intervals: Whole step (whole tone)143
6472807020Intervals: Perfect144
6472807021Intervals: Major145
6472809854Intervals: Minor146
6472809855Intervals: diminished147
6472811610Intervals: augmented148
6472821040Treatment of second inversion ( 6/4 ) triads: Arpeggiating 6/4a 6/4 created by arpeggiation of the triad in the bass149
6472870579Treatment of second inversion ( 6/4 ) triads: Cadential 6/4a I6/4 preceding the dominant, often at a cadence. Although it contains the notes of the tonic triad, it does not exercise a tonic function but rather serves as an embellishment of the dominant. It occurs in a metrically stronger position than the dominant, and the upper voices most often move by step to the tones of the dominant. May also be written as V6/4 ----5/3 , including the resolution of the cadential 6/4 to the dominant150
6472924294Treatment of second inversion ( 6/4 ) triads: Neighboring or pedal 64 (embellishing 6/4, auxiliary 6/4 )occurs when the third and fifth of a root position triad are embellished by their respective upper neighboring tones, while the bass is stationary, usually occurring on a weak beat151
6472935141Treatment of second inversion ( 6/4 ) triads: Passing 6/4harmonizes the second note of a three-note ascending or descending scale fragment in the bass; that is, it harmonizes a bass passing tone. The usual metric placement is on an unaccented beat and the motion of the upper voices is ordinarily by step152

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