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Tertian, the Glossary

In music theory, tertian (tertianus, "of or concerning thirds") describes any piece, chord, counterpoint etc.^[1]

26 relations: Chord (music), Chord notation, Chord progression, Coltrane changes, Counterpoint, Factor (chord), Interval (music), Inversion (music), Major and minor, Major scale, Major third, Meantone temperament, Mediant, Minor scale, Minor third, Modal frame, Music theory, Musical composition, Nicolas Slonimsky, Polychord, Quartal and quintal harmony, Secundal, Semitone, Submediant, Triad (music), Voicing (music).
Thirds (music)

Chord (music)

In music, a chord is a group of two or more notes played simultaneously, typically consisting of a root note, a third, and a fifth. Tertian and chord (music) are chords.

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Chord notation

Musicians use various kinds of chord names and symbols in different contexts to represent musical chords. Tertian and chord notation are chords.

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Chord progression

In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords.

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Coltrane changes (Coltrane Matrix or cycle, also known as chromatic third relations and multi-tonic changes) are a harmonic progression variation using substitute chords over common jazz chord progressions.

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Counterpoint

In music, counterpoint is a method of composition in which two or more musical lines (or voices) are simultaneously played which are harmonically correlated yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour.

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Factor (chord)

In music, a factor or chord factor is a member or component of a chord.

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Interval (music)

In music theory, an interval is a difference in pitch between two sounds.

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Inversion (music)

In music theory, an inversion is a rearrangement of the top-to-bottom elements in an interval, a chord, a melody, or a group of contrapuntal lines of music.

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Major and minor

In Western music, the adjectives major and minor may describe an interval, chord, scale, or key.

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Major scale

The major scale (or Ionian mode) is one of the most commonly used musical scales, especially in Western music.

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Major third

In classical music, a third is a musical interval encompassing three staff positions (see Interval number for more details), and the major third is a third spanning four half steps or two whole steps. Along with the minor third, the major third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. Tertian and major third are thirds (music).

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Meantone temperament

Meantone temperaments are musical temperaments, that is a variety of tuning systems, obtained by narrowing the fifths so that their ratio is slightly less than 3:2 (making them narrower than a perfect fifth), in order to push the thirds closer to pure.

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In music, the mediant (Latin: "being in the middle") is the third scale degree of a diatonic scale, being the note halfway between the tonic and the dominant.

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Minor scale

In western classical music theory, the minor scale refers to three scale patterns – the natural minor scale (or Aeolian mode), the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale (ascending or descending).

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Minor third

In music theory, a minor third is a musical interval that encompasses three half steps, or semitones. Tertian and minor third are thirds (music).

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Modal frame

A modal frame in music is "a number of types permeating and unifying African, European, and American song" and melody.

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Music theory

Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music.

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Musical composition

Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music.

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Nicolas Slonimsky

Nicolas Slonimsky (– December 25, 1995), born Nikolai Leonidovich Slonimskiy (Никола́й Леони́дович Слoнимский), was a Russian-born American musicologist, conductor, pianist, and composer.

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Polychord

In music and music theory, a polychord consists of two or more chords, one on top of the other. Tertian and polychord are chords.

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Quartal and quintal harmony

In music, quartal harmony is the building of harmonic structures built from the intervals of the perfect fourth, the augmented fourth and the diminished fourth.

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Secundal

In music or music theory, secundal is the quality of a chord made from seconds, and anything related to things constructed from seconds such as counterpoint. Tertian and secundal are chords.

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Semitone

A semitone, also called a minor second, half step, or a half tone, is the smallest musical interval commonly used in Western tonal music, and it is considered the most dissonant when sounded harmonically.

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In music, the submediant is the sixth degree of a diatonic scale.

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