fourth
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4.4
- noun
- /fɔrθ/
- Specialized
:
cuarta
- Provide a melody and ask students to write a piano accompaniment made up of chords built in fourths.
- a perfect fourth
- fourths and fifths
A perfect fifth descending is a perfect fourth ascending.
- A perfect fifth descending is a perfect fourth ascending.
Examples
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We can enjoy both the traditional IV chord and the discovery of perfect fourths.
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McCoy Tyner adds to that feeling with his all-but patented fourths in his comping and solos.
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Remember, you slide up to the fourths the second time around.
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A perfect fifth descending is a perfect fourth ascending.
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Traditional harmonization of fourths, fifths, and octaves is suggested.
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If a child is looking for a IV chord and instead finds a chord built on perfect fourths, this mistake might inspire new and even more wonderful sounds.
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Interestingly, consonant intervals such as octaves, perfect fifths, and perfect fourths are universal or nearly universal, as are unequal-step scales.
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Harmonies built on a series of fourths (quartal harmony) or fifths (quintal harmony) can provide a slightly less familiar context for a composition.
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In music theory, a perfect fourth can create a harmonically pleasing sound between two notes.
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When playing the piano, you should practice moving from a fourth to a fifth to improve your skills.
Synonyms
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9.9
A distance between two musical notes that spans four steps on a scale
Compounds
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1.4
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- Specialized
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- Literature
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9.6
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- Formal
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9.9
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
A last stomach compartment in animals like cows and sheep that digests food
- Specialized
A very short musical sound equal to one sixty-fourth of a whole note
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Etymology
The musical fourth gets its name from four because it covers 'four notes' when you count the starting note, so it is the interval that is four steps long.