Harmony, or Simultaneous Doing
Harmony, or Simultaneous Doing
Harmony, understood as a form of simultaneous doing, serves as an underpinning to many African expressive forms. The chapter begins by distinguishing between the terms harmony, polyphony and multipart. It then acknowledges the contributions of A. M. Jones and Gerhard Kubik. The core of the chapter is a series of vignettes of African harmony. The main harmonic principle involves parallel motion between voices (of thirds and sixths; fourths and fifths; and major, minor, or diminished triads). Newer practices inflected by European tonality are also acknowledged.
Keywords: harmony, European tonality, polyphony, multipart singing, Arthur M. Jones, Gerhard Kubik, parallel motion
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