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anticipation: an embellishing tone whose pitch of resolution arrives "early"

compound melody: a melody created by the interaction of two or three voices, usually separated by register

consonant skip: synonym of chordal skip

double neighbor: combination of successive upper and lower neighbors around the same pitch

double passing tone: passing tones that occur simultaneously in 2 or more voices, creating parallel 3rds or 6ths

incomplete neighbor: a neighbor tone minus either the initial motion from the main pitch to the neighbor or the returning motion of the neighbor to the main pitch

neighbor tone: an embellishment that decorates a melody pitch by moving to a pitch a step above or below it, then returning to the original pitch

passing tone: a melodic embellishment that fills in the space between chord members by stepwise motion

pedal point: a note held for several measures while the harmonies change above it

retardation: where the piece or measures starts to slow down

suspension: a rhythmic embellishment where a consonance is held over to the next beat, creating dissonance in the harmony

suspension chain: a combined succession of suspensions, sometimes of a single type or alternations of two kinds

suspension with change of bass: same as regular suspension, except where the consonance is held in the harmony 