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Music Theory: Non-Harmonic Tones

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anticipation
noun
tone introduced in advance of its harmony so that it sounds against the preceding chord
appoggiatura
noun
note of embellishment preceding another note and taking a portion of its time
embellishment
noun
act of embellishing, a tone, note
escape tone
noun
veers from the harmony then moves in the opposite direction to a different chord
ornament
noun
tone or group of tones applied as decoration to a principal melodic tone
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pedal point
noun
tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it
preparation
noun
introduction of a chord, tone, note
rearticulated suspension
noun
suspension that is rearticulated on the beat
resolution
noun
tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved
retardation
noun
form of suspension that is resolved upward
suspension chain
noun
resolve of one suspension acts as the predecessor for another suspension

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