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

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h
Abbreviation for aHalf note. seeNote-values

H
Abbreviation for aHalf rest.

HALF-NOTE
seeNote-values

HARMONICS (NATURAL)
seeNatural Harmonics

HARMONIC STAFF
A 2-line staff, in the dimension ofChrominicism, used to representHarmonyand the position of its Harmonic Functions.

HARMONY
The simultaneous, vertical structure of sound, based on intervals of the simplest ratio, octave, perfect fifth and major third. One of the 3 structures of Music, it is, with Rhythm, more fundamental than Melody, which evolves from its Voice-leading.


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