Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 79 · A Living Musical Inheritance · Page 109 in print
Four-Part Harmony
Southern Harmony names four vocal parts in its opening lesson: “Bass, Tenor, Counter, and Treble.”
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Alto
The part also called counter in the rudiments.
Bass
The low vocal part named in the lesson.
Chord
A combination of notes in the harmony lesson.
Concord
Notes sounded together with a harmonious effect.
Counter
The counter part named in the lesson.
Discord
A dissonant combination discussed in the lesson.
Dominant
The fifth note of the scale.
Fifth
Another musical interval named there.
Interval
The distance between musical pitches.
Octave
The interval connecting a pitch with its higher or lower counterpart.
Tenor
The tenor part named in the lesson.
Third
A musical interval named in the lesson.
Tonic
The principal note of a key.
Treble
The upper vocal part named in the lesson.
Unison
The same pitch sounded together.