quartaladj.

Brit.

/ˈkwɔːtl/, U.S.

/ˈkwɔrdl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quartus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²) + -al suffix¹.

Music.

Of a harmony: based on the interval of a fourth.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > other kinds of harmony

monodic1806

diaphonic1822

paraphonic1836

monophonic1852

homophonic1879

barbershop1910

quartal1937

1937 Musical Q. 23 178 Once we make our choice in favour of quartal harmony, we must be ready to accept all the logical consequences.

1955 A. Hughes in New Oxf. Hist. Music (rev. ed.) II. 329 The two-part version of Brit. Mus. Harl. 524 seems to have been written in ‘quartal’ harmony, i.e. harmony based on the fourth as the most important interval.

1970 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music (rev. ed.) 6/2 Attempts have been made to replace this style with..archaic idioms such as quartal harmonies or parallel organum.

2006 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 18 Nov. 18 Volume two introduces us to ‘slightly more exotic’ material—modal jazz, quartal harmony, postbop.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quartal
释义	quartaladj. Brit. /ˈkwɔːtl/, U.S. /ˈkwɔrdl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quartus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²) + -al suffix¹. Music. Of a harmony: based on the interval of a fourth. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > other kinds of harmony monodic1806 diaphonic1822 paraphonic1836 monophonic1852 homophonic1879 barbershop1910 quartal1937 1937 Musical Q. 23 178 Once we make our choice in favour of quartal harmony, we must be ready to accept all the logical consequences. 1955 A. Hughes in New Oxf. Hist. Music (rev. ed.) II. 329 The two-part version of Brit. Mus. Harl. 524 seems to have been written in ‘quartal’ harmony, i.e. harmony based on the fourth as the most important interval. 1970 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music (rev. ed.) 6/2 Attempts have been made to replace this style with..archaic idioms such as quartal harmonies or parallel organum. 2006 Times Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 18 Nov. 18 Volume two introduces us to ‘slightly more exotic’ material—modal jazz, quartal harmony, postbop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1937
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