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I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born.
Charlie Parker

Meaning of "harmonic progression" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARMONIC PROGRESSION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARMONIC PROGRESSION

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Harmonic progression is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARMONIC PROGRESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of harmonic progression in the English dictionary

The definition of harmonic progression in the dictionary is a sequence of numbers whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression, as 1, 1⁄2, 1⁄3, ….


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARMONIC PROGRESSION

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harmonic motion
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harmonics
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harmonious
harmoniously
harmoniousness
harmoniphon
harmoniphone

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARMONIC PROGRESSION

admission
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Synonyms and antonyms of harmonic progression in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «harmonic progression» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARMONIC PROGRESSION

Find out the translation of harmonic progression to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of harmonic progression from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «harmonic progression» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

调和级数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

progresión armónica
570 millions of speakers

English

harmonic progression
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्मोनिक प्रगति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقدم التوافقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гармонического развития
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

progressão harmônica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুরেলা অগ্রগতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

progression harmonique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkembangan harmoni
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Harmoniefolge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

調和数列
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고조파 진행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Harmonik kemajuan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tiến triển hài hòa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இணக்கமான முன்னேற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तालबद्ध प्रगती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Armonik ilerleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

progressione armonica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

progresji harmonicznych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гармонійного розвитку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

progresie armonică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρμονική πρόοδο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

akkoordprogressie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

harmonisk progression
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

harmonisk progresjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of harmonic progression

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARMONIC PROGRESSION»

The term «harmonic progression» is normally little used and occupies the 147.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about harmonic progression

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Charlie Parker
I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARMONIC PROGRESSION»

Discover the use of harmonic progression in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to harmonic progression and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Algebraical Problems: Producing Simple and Quadratic ...
III. Problems in Harmonic Progression. 1. Explain the nature of harmonic progression; and continue in both directions the series, 2, 3, 6. 2. Continue the harmonic progression .... 3, 4, 6 . . . . upwards and downwards. How far can it be continued ...
Miles Bland, 1841
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How to Prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT: Third ...
HARMONIC PROGRESSION Three quantities a, b, c are said to be in Harmonic Progres- sion when a/c = — . (b-c) In general, if a, b, c, d are in AP then Ma, Mb, Mc and Md are all in HP. Any number of quantities are said to be in harmonic ...
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Quantitative Aptitude For Cat And Other Mba Entrance ...
Time. Harmonic Progression Harmonic Progression is defined in terms of an arithmetic progression. "The reciprocals of the terms of an A.P. form a H.P." i.e., for example, consider an A.P., 5, 7, 9, 1 1, . . . Hence, 1/5, 1/7, 1/9, 1/11, is a Harmonic ...
Time, 2010
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The Improvisational Process of Saxophonist George Garzone ...
LIST OF TABLES 1 Jerry Coker's formula for available chord superimpositions 69 2 Harmonic progression of the first two A sections 90 3 Harmonic progression of the B section 90 4 Harmonic progression of the final A section 91 5 Harmonic ...
Jonathan Lorentz, 2008
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Barron's AP Music Theory
Harmonic Progression and Harmonizing a Melody CHAPTER HARMONIC PROGRESSION armonic progression or "chord leading" is the process of relating chords within the scale to where they naturally lead. PROgression is when the ...
Nancy Scoggin, 2010
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The Cambridge Companion to Stravinsky
Lack of convincing harmonic progression is another means by which Stravinsky undermines classical tonality in the Symphony, thereby creating an effect of tonal immobility or stasis. For example, the first period of the exposition (bars 26-52) ...
Jonathan Cross, 2003
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College Algebra
*121. Harmonic progressions. A sequence of numbers is a harmonic progression , if the reciprocals of the numbers form an A.P. In order to determine whether a given sequence constitutes a harmonic progression, test the reciprocals of the ...
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Harmonic succession, harmonic progression. In principle, any chord may follow any other, constituting simply a harmonic succession. In practice, however, the vocabulary of tonal music is greatly limited in types of root motion, and these may  ...
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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Comprehensive Mathematics XI
DEFINITION OF A HARMONIC PROGRESSION (H.P.) A sequence of non-zero numbers is said to be a harmonic progression (abbreviated as H.P.) if the sequence of the reciprocals of its terms is an arithmetic progression (A.P.). For example ...
Parmanand Gupta
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Understanding and Crafting the Mix: The Art of Recording
The movementfrom one chordto another, or harmonic progression, is the moststylizedof allthe componentsof the artistic elements. Harmonic progression is the patterncreated by successive chords,asbased onthelowest note(the root) of the ...
William Moylan, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARMONIC PROGRESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term harmonic progression is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet Chassol, The French Composer Bringing Classical Training To …
It can just be a chord, just a harmonic progression. It can be the image also. There are so many techniques to get the thing together. «The FADER, Jun 15»
2
Earthquake Music
Now buoyed by a rollicking harmonic progression and quavering string backdrop, God sends shockwaves announcement across the globe. «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
3
Chegumi - All Must Give Back to the Creator
The album is characterized by an angular harmonic progression and instrumental lines, with more than six types of genres endorsed such as ... «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
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Listen Up: An abundance of Brahms
... “connects phrases independent of their size and shape, only vigilant of harmonic progression, of rhythmic and motival contents, fluency, and ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, May 15»
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Bach's Universe gets Canberra International Music Festival off to a …
... and, as God's humble servant, he might occasionally encrypt his name, B-A-C-H, into the score as a theme or as a harmonic progression. «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»
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LA Phil comes to San Pedro for free concert featuring work by Palos …
... first half of the piece focusing on orderly conventional chord progressions and the second portion on a more daring harmonic progression. «Long Beach Press Telegram, Apr 15»
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Plucking Notes, and Strings, of Long Ago
“La Folia,” for example, is based on a standard harmonic progression both he and Mr. Shin said evoked a period analog of the blues. «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Review: Augusta Read Thomas's Spiritual 'Resounding Earth'
... which pull the listener along as surely as a traditional harmonic progression. Even in “Capricci” for violin and viola, performed expressively ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
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Ensemble Reza's education project aims to involve 300 young …
But children approach music free of any rules, he explains. Without proper knowledge of concepts such as harmonic progression and melody, ... «West Sussex County Times, Feb 15»
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Two concerts offer a welcome goodbye to a harsh month
... Courante, Sarabande and Bourée) with accompanying Doubles that follow the identical harmonic progression as its original movements. «Artvoice, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Harmonic progression [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/harmonic-progression>. Apr 2024 ».
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