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consonance [Brit ˈkɒns(ə)nəns, Am ˈkɑnsənəns] N

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1. consonance (agreement):

consonance form

in consonance with

2. consonance:

consonance LIT, MUS

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consonance [ˈkɒnsənəns, Am ˈkɑ:n-] N MUS

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Participants studied with original excerpts in which tempo and consonance (in or out of tune) were manipulated, nondescript noise, and silence. en.wikipedia.org

The chord-building remains tertian, with the seventh, ninth, or thirteenth chords being treated as consonances functionally equivalent to the fundamental triad. en.wikipedia.org

The tonality diamond is often regarded as comprising the set of consonances of the n-limit. en.wikipedia.org

As each unique life-form enacts decisions and choices, cosmic consonance as a whole is served. en.wikipedia.org

It is this interval that is usually called the wolf, because it is so far out of consonance. en.wikipedia.org

Infants prefer consonant melodies because newborns share biological mechanisms that make them process consonance in music more easily than dissonance. en.wikipedia.org

Both consonance and dissonance are words applied to harmony, chords, and intervals and, by extension, to melody, tonality, and even rhythm and metre. en.wikipedia.org

He also creates unique rhythmical and chromatic consonances throughout these motifs. en.wikipedia.org

This music, featuring the kalimba, stayed for long periods of time on a single chord, weaving in and out of consonance and dissonance. en.wikipedia.org

According to the fluency account, this is because infants share perceptual equipment that make them process consonance in music more easily than dissonance. en.wikipedia.org

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