open harmony
open harmony — 片語
1. In music, a way of arranging the notes of a chord so that the three highest voic
開放和聲
和弦高音部音域達八度以上
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.
這位作曲家為交響曲的最後一個和弦寫了開放和聲。
open harmony as object of 'write' in music
In theory class, Nadia learned to voice chords in open harmony for her quartet assignment.
在樂理課上，Nadia 學到如何為四重奏作業配置開放和聲。
voice chords in open harmony — preposition pattern
Dr. Wu pointed out the open harmony in the middle voices of the Bach chorale.
吳老師指出巴赫聖詠曲中聲部裡的開放和聲。
The choir director asked the tenors to sing an open harmony on the final chord.
合唱團指揮要求男高音在最後一個和弦上唱開放和聲。
Kenji prefers open harmony in jazz arrangements because the notes sound more separate and clear.
Kenji 在爵士編曲中偏好開放和聲，因為音符聽起來更分明、更清晰。
- 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.