Quartal

Quintal harmony examples

Quintal harmony examples

Quintal harmony is harmonic structure preferring the perfect fifth, the augmented fifth and the diminished fifth. For instance, a three-note quintal chord on C can be built by stacking perfect fifths, C–G–D.

  1. Which of the following is an example of Quartal harmony?
  2. Which pianist was known for his heavy touch percussive effects and his use of quartal voicings?
  3. What is quartal music?

Which of the following is an example of Quartal harmony?

For example, playing C and F together produces a sound that characterizes quartal harmony. If you stack another fourth (Bb) on top of the C and F, you get a typical quartal harmony voicing.

Which pianist was known for his heavy touch percussive effects and his use of quartal voicings?

McCoy Tyner

Known for his characteristic “quartal” voicings (chords built on intervals of fourths), powerful left hand and percussive phrasing, Tyner assembled a powerhouse quartet for this Blue Note release (his first for the label) with tenor sax great Joe Henderson, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Elvin Jones.

What is quartal music?

The term “quartal” in music refers to the interval of a fourth. When musicians refer to quartal voicings they are referring to chords that are built using intervals of a fourth (as opposed to intervals of a third, like major or minor triads, which are referred to as “tertian”).

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