Quartal and quintal harmony
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Quartal harmonies and quintal harmonies are harmonies based on fourths and fifths rather than the traditional harmonies based on thirds. For example, G-C-F for fourths or G-D-A for fifths.
Examples include Maurice Ravel's "Mouvt de Marche" section of "Laideronnette" from ''Ma Mère l'Oye":
- (Murphy, Melcher, and Warch, eds., 1973)
See also: secundal, tertian, polychord, List of quartal pieces
Source
- Corozine, Vince (2002). Arranging Music for the Real World: Classical and Commercial Aspects. ISBN 0786649615.
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