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triadically

triadically

8.8
Using chords of three notes to make music sound balanced
  • adverb
  • /traɪˈædɪkli/
  • Specialized
: triádicamente
  • The piece is structured triadically, giving it a clear and simple harmonic foundation.

Examples

  • The song moves triadically from one chord to another, creating a familiar musical pattern.

  • Many classical composers wrote music triadically to achieve a balanced sound.

  • The piece is composed triadically to create rich harmonies.

  • He often thinks about music triadically when composing.

  • The piece is structured triadically, giving it a clear and simple harmonic foundation.

  • Many classical composers wrote music triadically to achieve a balanced sound.

  • The song moves triadically from one chord to another, creating a familiar musical pattern.

Surface Forms

triadically positive

Morphology

triadically = triadic (transparent) = triad + ic + ally

Built from 'triadic' (relating to triads) with a standard adverbial suffix; the musical sense is a domain-specific application but morphologically regular.

Etymology

Triadically comes from triad, which has tri- meaning 'three' and in music a triad is a 'three-note chord'. So, to use music triadically is to build the sound from those three-note chords, which is why it means based on triads.