chordal
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
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of or relating to music that is marked principally by vertical harmonic movement rather than by linear polyphony.
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But as the chordal relationships change, Krimsky incorporates jazz locomotion, gradually and naturally.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023
The piece “hushing,” by inti figgis-vizueta, played out over archival video of Tender as a child; the intense chordal pounding of the piece had the feel of eerie, silent-film piano accompaniment.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2023
Conductor James Gaffigan played a large part in this regenerative approach, leading the National Symphony Orchestra through Bernstein’s confounding chordal corridors with sureness and vigor, and making the composer’s sometimes dowdy patterns feel effortlessly chic.
From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022
Not a lot, just some tweaking to make it a little more interesting in a chordal sense.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2022
Before bebop, the solos bore some resemblance - at least as they began - to the song’s original melody and they also adhered to its key-family and chordal logic.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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