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OPEN HARMONY [1 record]

Record 1 1986-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Musicology
  • Electronic Music
DEF

Chords that have a wide spacing between notes.

CONT

open harmony or open position where notes are spread beyond the interval of an octave and a half.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musicologie
  • Musique électronique
CONT

Debussy : (...) Les harmonies "élargies" cessent au-delà de certaines limites, d'intensifier des qualités spécifiquement tonales, pour ne plus représenter que des "blocs sonores".

Spanish

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