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... close enough to give the 5th much of the feeling of harmonic poverty and reduplication that characterizes the octave ; and hence when medieval musicians degrees of the diatonic scales ( described below ) . Intervals greater 1 Musical ...
... close enough to give the 5th much of the feeling of harmonic poverty and reduplication that characterizes the octave ; and hence when medieval musicians degrees of the diatonic scales ( described below ) . Intervals greater 1 Musical ...
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... close known as the ' plagal cadence , ” second only in importance to the " perfect " or " authentic cadence . " In our modern Ex . 4 . Ex . 5 . key - system these three chords , the tonic , the dominant and the subdominant , form a firm ...
... close known as the ' plagal cadence , ” second only in importance to the " perfect " or " authentic cadence . " In our modern Ex . 4 . Ex . 5 . key - system these three chords , the tonic , the dominant and the subdominant , form a firm ...
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... close on the second degree of the Ionian mode was identical with a Dorian final close . The notes , other than the final , on which closes could be made were called modulations . And what between the three " regular modulations ...
... close on the second degree of the Ionian mode was identical with a Dorian final close . The notes , other than the final , on which closes could be made were called modulations . And what between the three " regular modulations ...
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... Close at Salisbury , and at Wadham College , Oxford . On leaving the university he was entered at Lincoln's Inn as a student of law , though not intended for the bar . The death of his father in 1733 placed him in possession of an ...
... Close at Salisbury , and at Wadham College , Oxford . On leaving the university he was entered at Lincoln's Inn as a student of law , though not intended for the bar . The death of his father in 1733 placed him in possession of an ...
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... close of the and Fountains Abbey . The town was incorporated in 1884 , 17th century , and for many years constituted the S. portion of and the corporation consists of a mayor , 8 aldermen and 24 the township of Lodi . In 1840 , however ...
... close of the and Fountains Abbey . The town was incorporated in 1884 , 17th century , and for many years constituted the S. portion of and the corporation consists of a mayor , 8 aldermen and 24 the township of Lodi . In 1840 , however ...
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