four-part harmony

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harmony
noun
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/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 ofharmonyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The instruction to judges here was to forfeit the score (that is, award a zero) as the performance failed to fulfil the basic requirement forfour-partharmony.
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Easily learned and incorporating singers intofour-partharmony, shape note music was widely used by evangelical preachers to reach new congregants.
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Four-partharmonyand contrapuntal texture is used throughout the movement.
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A barbershop baritone has a specific and specialized role in the formation of thefour-partharmonythat characterizes the style.
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Singing is a cappella and infour-partharmony.
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It was notfour-partharmony, but was in the style of afour-partharmonyhymn.
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It is written in a 3/4 time signature and hasfour-partharmony.
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It is performed during halftime and post game and is sung infour-partharmonyfollowing the conclusion of the post-game performance.
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He says his films are afour-partharmonyof information produced by images, music, text and dialog.
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Groups of just four people, singing as quartets, can perform infour-partharmony.
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They popularized closedfour-partharmony.
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The bass line of the standard version differs little from the second voice part shown in the original, and there is a standard version infour-partharmonyfor choirs.
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She then composes the melody intofour-partharmonywhere the chords of the carol differ from the repeating chords of the round to give interest and variety.
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Often these groups are four girls, or two boys and two girls for the benefit of singing their songs infour-partharmony, not necessarily three wise men at all.
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The vocals have three- and even four-part harmonies, which for a guy with my brass pipes, is no small feat.
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Film producers began incorporating fully orchestrated four-part harmonies and sophisticated musical arrangements into their motion pictures.
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