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... lines . New experiments with unusual harmonies ( such as tone clusters , functionless in the tradi- tional sense ) , the lessening of the tension between conso- nance and dissonance , and the creation of unprecedented harmonies by the ...
... lines . New experiments with unusual harmonies ( such as tone clusters , functionless in the tradi- tional sense ) , the lessening of the tension between conso- nance and dissonance , and the creation of unprecedented harmonies by the ...
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... lines in the musical texture . For rhythm , the existence of an underlying regular pulse , or stress , must be indicated . This is achieved by two devices : the bar line and the time signature . The bar line primarily indicates a point ...
... lines in the musical texture . For rhythm , the existence of an underlying regular pulse , or stress , must be indicated . This is achieved by two devices : the bar line and the time signature . The bar line primarily indicates a point ...
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... lines arising from two fundamentally different processes . The first are recombination lines , which are produced when any ion combines with an electron to form a neutral atom ( or lower stage of ionization ) , radiating away some or ...
... lines arising from two fundamentally different processes . The first are recombination lines , which are produced when any ion combines with an electron to form a neutral atom ( or lower stage of ionization ) , radiating away some or ...
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