dissonance treatment

noun

: the use of musical dissonance with respect to consonance especially as it involves various standard contrapuntal procedures (such as passing and neighboring notes, suspensions, and appoggiaturas)

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dissonance treatment was in 1927

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“Dissonance treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissonance%20treatment. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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