open harmony
open harmony — phrase
1. In music, a way of arranging the notes of a chord so that the three highest voic
In music, a way of arranging the notes of a chord so that the three highest voices are spread across a range of an octave or wider, creating a more spaced-out and airy sound than close harmony does.
The composer wrote open harmony for the final chord of the symphony.
open harmony as object of 'write' in music
In theory class, Nadia learned to voice chords in open harmony for her quartet assignment.
voice chords in open harmony — preposition pattern
Dr. Wu pointed out the open harmony in the middle voices of the Bach chorale.
The choir director asked the tenors to sing an open harmony on the final chord.
Kenji prefers open harmony in jazz arrangements because the notes sound more separate and clear.
- spaced voicing
A broader term that includes any chord voicing with wide intervals, not restricted to the octave-or-more rule in the upper voices.
- close harmony
The direct opposite — the three upper voices fit within an octave, producing a more compact, dense sound.
文法句型
open harmony + verb (describes chord quality)
用法筆記
Contrasts with close harmony, where the three upper voices all stay within an octave. A standard term in Western classical, choral, and jazz arranging.