Decision-making consideration when arranging voices in musical composition
A phrase in J. S. Bach's four-part chorale, Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind (mm. 5–6). The four voices (SATB) each follow independent melodic lines (with some differences in rhythm) that together create a chord progression ending on a Phrygian half cadence.
Voice leading (or part writing) is the linear progression of individual melodic lines (voices or parts) and their interaction with one another to create harmonies, typically in accordance with the principles of common-practice harmony and counterpoint.[1]
Rigorous concern for voice leading is of greatest importance in common-practice music, although jazz and pop music also demonstrate attention to voice leading to varying degrees. In Jazz Theory, Dariusz Terefenko writes that "[a]t the surface level, jazz voice-leading conventions seem more relaxed than they are in common-practice music."[2] Marc Schonbrun also states that while it is untrue that "popular music has no voice leading in it, [...] the largest amount of popular music is simply conceived with chords as blocks of information, and melodies are layered on top of the chords."[3]
^Clendinning, Jane (2011). The Musicians Guide to Theory and Analysis. Norton. p. A73.
^Terefenko, Dariusz (2014). Jazz Theory: From Basic to Advanced Study, p. 33. Routledge. ISBN 9781135043018.
^Schonbrun, Marc (2011). The Everything Music Theory Book, pp. 149, 174. Adams Media. ISBN 9781440511820.
Voiceleading (or part writing) is the linear progression of individual melodic lines (voices or parts) and their interaction with one another to create...
parallelism, harmonic planing or parallel voiceleading, is the parallel movement of two or more melodies (see voiceleading). Lines with parallel harmony can...
referred to as "Neapolitan" chords, but these rarely follow the classical voice-leading and chord functions described below. For examples and discussion, see...
that of the Baroque. In the Romantic period, freer voice-leading was gradually developed, leading to the waning of functional use in the post-Romantic...
vocal range. In 4-part voiceleading alto is the second-highest part, sung in choruses by either low women's or high men's voices. In vocal classification...
the minor scale, ♭, and the raised fourth degree, ♯. With standard voiceleading, the chord is followed directly or indirectly by some form of the dominant...
levels of elaboration (Auskomponierung), called prolongational levels, voice-leading levels (Stimmführungsschichten), or transformations (Verwandlungen)...
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the A tuning. The "re-entrant tuning" created new possibilities for voiceleading and inspired a new right-hand technique with just thumb, index and middle...
several ways (such as V flat 13 in a major key). Following standard voiceleading rules: V9 to I or i The third, which will also be the seventh scale...
by a single key so that playing a melody results in parallel voiceleading. These voices, losing independence, are fused into one and the parallel chords...
highest voice, and usually resolves down by a 3rd to the tonic I or i. If the V13 is followed by a I9 the 13th may resolve to the 9th. These voiceleading guidelines...
symbols above the staff. The lead sheet does not describe the chord voicings, voiceleading, bass line or other aspects of the accompaniment. These are specified...
melody (from Greek μελῳδία (melōidía) 'singing, chanting'), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives...
been used to compose music for centuries; the procedures used to plot voice-leading in Western counterpoint, for example, can often be reduced to algorithmic...
both instrumental and vocal arrangements. It can follow the standard voice-leading rules of classical harmony, as in string quartets or Bach chorales,...
may play a variety of roles, depending on such factors as voicing, modulation, and voiceleading. The altered chord's harmony is built on the altered scale...
Harmonic parallelism List of major/minor compositions Picardy third Voiceleading Benward & Saker (2003). Music in Theory and Practice, Vol. I, p.35....
including Love and Honor (2006), Hero (2007) and Howl's Moving Castle (as a voice actor, 2004). Kimura is also known for his work in the video games Judgment...
or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voiceleading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created...
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