anticipation
An-ti-si-PAY-shuhn
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Definition
In part-writing, an unaccented, non-harmonic note that belongs to and is repeated in the harmony immediately following; i.e., one or more harmonic voices or parts moving to their particular position in a new chord before the other parts, or before the accent.
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Last Updated: 2016-04-29 19:19:56