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  2. Melodic motion - Wikipedia

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    Melodic motion: ascending vs. descending X conjunct vs. disjunct. Melodic motion is the quality of movement of a melody, including nearness or farness of successive pitches or notes in a melody. This may be described as conjunct or disjunct, stepwise, skipwise or no movement, respectively. See also contrapuntal motion. In a conjunct melodic ...

  3. Steps and skips - Wikipedia

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    A chorale melody containing only steps, no skips: "Jesu, Leiden, Pein, und Tod". Play ⓘ In music, a step, or conjunct motion, [1] is the difference in pitch between two consecutive notes of a musical scale. In other words, it is the interval between two consecutive scale degrees. Any larger interval is called a skip (also called a leap), or ...

  4. Interval (music) - Wikipedia

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    Linear (melodic) intervals may be described as steps or skips. A step, or conjunct motion, [21] is a linear interval between two consecutive notes of a scale. Any larger interval is called a skip (also called a leap), or disjunct motion. [21]

  5. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    An adjective applied to a melodic line that moves by step (intervals of a 2nd) rather than in disjunct motion (by leap). contralto Lowest female singing voice type contrapuntalism See counterpoint coperti (plural of coperto) covered (i.e. on a drum, muted with a cloth) corda String.

  6. Étude Op. 10, No. 6 (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    [5] A characteristic trait of the melody are the chromatic auxiliary notes played on the beat and approached by disjunct motion. [6] Like all of Chopin's other études, this work is in ternary form A–B–A.

  7. Melody - Wikipedia

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    A melody (from Greek μελῳδία (melōidía) 'singing, chanting'), [1] also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of pitch and rhythm , while more figuratively, the term can include other musical elements such as ...

  8. Contrapuntal motion - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, contrapuntal motion is the general movement of two or more melodic lines with respect to each other. [1] In traditional four-part harmony, it is important that lines maintain their independence, an effect which can be achieved by the judicious use of the four types of contrapuntal motion: parallel motion, similar motion, contrary motion, and oblique motion.

  9. Voice leading - Wikipedia

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    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]