Quartal

In music or music theory, quartal is the quality of a chord made from fourths, and other things constructed from fourths, such as counterpoint.

Related Topics:
Music - Music theory - Chord - Fourth - Counterpoint

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Examples include Maurice Ravel's "Mouvt de Marche" section of "Laideronnette" from Ma Mère l'Oye":

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Maurice Ravel - Ma Mère l'Oye

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:(Murphy, Melcher, and Warch, eds., 1973)

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Chords which may be considered as built from fifths, called quintal, because of inversion, are actually quartal.

Related Topics:
Fifth - Quintal - Inversion

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See also: secundal, tertian, polychord, List of quartal pieces

Related Topics:
Secundal - Tertian - Polychord - List of quartal pieces

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