harmonic
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Our harmonic tendencies were nowhere near as complex, but they were rapidly becoming more sophisticated thanks to our exposure to such great improvisers as Miles!
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
With a richer, more bewildering harmonic vocabulary, Chopin revealed the full spectrum of the nocturne’s possibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
And Please, a slick piece of harmonic pop, is perfectly pleasant without leaving a lasting impression.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Using a model based on the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, the researchers confirmed that such a scattering barrier could account for both the missing harmonic and the reduced overall light output.
From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026
Just as we might call Dunstaple’s contemporary Geoffrey Chaucer the father of English literature, so we should call John Dunstaple the father of the triad, and therefore of the Western harmonic system.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing harmonic
Music - Middle School
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