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What type of chords are typically used in Western classical music?
What type of chords are typically used in Western classical music?
- Major chords
- Minor chords
- Augmented chords
- Triads (correct)
What is the most common chord progression in Western traditional music and blues?
What is the most common chord progression in Western traditional music and blues?
- 8 bar blues progression
- 16 bar blues progression
- 12 bar blues progression (correct)
- 4 bar blues progression
How is the key of a piece of music determined in common-practice harmony?
How is the key of a piece of music determined in common-practice harmony?
- By the use of Roman numerals (correct)
- By the use of Arabic numerals
- By the use of Greek numerals
- By the use of Chinese numerals
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- Chords in Western classical music are typically triads, consisting of the root note, a third, and a fifth above the root note.
- Chord progressions are series of chords that are typically repeated.
- One example of a widely used chord progression in Western traditional music and blues is the 12 bar blues progression.
- In Western classical music and blues, certain patterns of chords are more common, and some patterns have been accepted as establishing the key in common-practice harmony.
- To describe this, Western music theory has developed the practice of numbering chords using Roman numerals.
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