Introduction/Reference/Definitions/W

abbreviations
"Tr" - a traditional, usually academic definition or symbol
"Ex-" - example

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w
Abbreviation for a Whole note. see Note-values

W
Abbreviation for a Whole rest.

WHOLE-NOTE
see Note-values

WINDOW
A boundary which circumscribes the seven adjacent notes of a diatonic system in the Series of Fifths

WINTER SYNDROME (THE)
Anticipation of a final cadential chord several cells sooner, named after Winter Wonderland (with bar 20 anticipating bar 24)

WORLDS
The Music phenomenon operates in the 3 distinct Worlds of Time, Pitch, and Energy, each of which has both a Quantitative and a Qualitative Dimension. Each event happening in each of the 3 Worlds is defined quantitatively and qualitatively, in relation to that World.