Choral Music Theory Database

Form

Sentence Parallel Period Contrasting Period AABA Rounded Binary Binary Ternary Through-composed Strophic Popular Verse-Chorus Verse Chorus Verse-Refrain Rondo

Tonality

Major Minor Pentatonic Modal Atonal Serialism Octatonic Whole Tonal Quartal/Quintal Harmony Atonal Transposing Instruments

Meter/Rhythm

Simple Simple Meter with Non-quarter-note Beat Compound Compound Meter with Non-quarter-note Beat Asymmetrical Mixed Meter Anacrusis Syncopation Hemiola Triplets Across the Beat Triplets Ostinato

Texture

Monophony Homophony Chorale Style Homophony Polyphony Heterophony Aleatory Canon Call and Response

Chords

Mediant Cadential 6/4 Other 6/4 Dominant Seventh Other Seventh Secondary Dominant Secondary Leading Tone Reinterpreted diminished seventh N6 Augmented 6 CT°7 Extended Chords Added Tone Chords Tone Cluster Borrowed Chords/Modal Mixture Subtonic Chord (bVII)

Progressions

Direct Modulation Pivot Chord Modulation Harmonic Sequence Phrase Model Descending Tetrachord in Bass ii-V-I Four Chord Loop

Cadences

Half Cadence Imperfect Authentic Cadence Perfect Authentic Cadence Deceptive Cadence Plagal Cadence Phrygian Half Cadence

Non-Chord Tones

Double Neighbor Figure Passing Notes Chromatic Passing Tones Complete Neighbor Tones Chromatic Neighbor Tones Incomplete Neighbor Tones Appogiatura Raised Leading Tone Suspension Anticipation