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

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

B
the Bass voice in a choir.

BANNER SYNDROME (THE)
The anticipation of a cadential chord (eitherIorV, as inI/V, I/I), named fromThe Star Spangled Bannerin bars 7 and 15

BASIC MATERIALS
The simplest and most limited elements of each of the 3 Structures of Music (Rhythm, Harmony, and Melody.) The Basic Materials will be subjected to a variety of Transformations

BEAT
The first half of any note-value

BINARY
The simplest and most fundamental structure of Rhythm, in which all groupings and subdivisions are by two

BLUES CHORD
Aspecificcase of partial Diminution (a form of Chromaticism, a Transformation in Harmony),
     in whichOrbit 3is chromaticized (in this case the augmented sixth)
     andOrbit 1(in this case the root, normally in the bass voice) is left diatonic
          (in the Key of C, a chord of F+6, usually and erroneously labeled F7).

BOX
SeeMelo-rhythmic box

BRANCH TUNING (SHORT AND LONG)
Tuning which uses the interval of the major third (5/4) seeShort Branch TuningandLong Branch Tuning.

BUCKLE CHORD
The chord with a smallerFRAME(a diminished fifth, between the sharpest and flattest notes of the system), which ties in the extremities of the Window and permits us to make a complete harmonic circle. seeTonal Function