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oblique motion
oblique motion
noun Music.
the relative motion of two melodic parts in which one remains in place or moves relatively little while the other moves more actively.
Origin:
1805–15
1805–15
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Oblique motion
is always a great word to know.
So is sharp. Does it mean:
| tone raised a chromatic half step in pitch |
| note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note |
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