jazz harmony

collocation in English

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jazz
noun[U]
uk
/dʒæz/us
/dʒæz/
a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it ...
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harmony
noun
uk
/ˈhɑː.mə.ni/us
/ˈhɑːr.mə.ni/
a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the ...
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(Definition ofjazzandharmonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Jazzharmonyis notable for the use of seventh chords as the basic harmonic unit more often than triads, as in classical music.
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His approach tojazzharmonyalso relies heavily on diminished 7th chords and their relationship to dominant 7th chords.
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Nu jazz is influenced byjazzharmonyand melodies, there are usually no improvisational aspects.
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This notion of chord scale compatibility marks a fundamental difference betweenjazzharmonyand traditional classical practice.
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It plays a major role injazzharmony, where it is used to accompany dominant seventh chords starting on the first scale degree.
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In standardjazzharmony, tritone substitution works because the two chords share two pitches: namely, the third and seventh, albeit reversed.
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Nu jazz is influenced byjazzharmonyand melodies; there are usually no improvisational aspects.
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For the listener, recognisable jazz harmonies and bass patterns were subsumed into a feverish fabric of wildly evolving electronic sonorities with exhilarating effect.
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She is known to combine impressionistic flavors with jazz harmonies.
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The musicianship of the band was top-notch and the jazz harmonies in the music performed in theater venues gave the tour an intimate feeling.
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She also sang jazz harmonies in high school and was in the school band.
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Their arrangements are often infused with jazz harmonies and stylings.
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It is a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style.
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They both incorporate subtle jazz harmonies in their playing enriching the psychedelic passages on the album.
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