Harmony

Harmony is a pleasing effect in musical terms.  It occurs when two or more notes are in perfect relationship to one another.  Harmony is good.  Disharmony is not.

For instances the notes – C E G create a perfect triad for a C major chord.  We could even and a Bb and make this a seventh chord, which also adds a bit of new color and beauty. 

Flat the E – which becomes C Eb G Bb and you create a minor seventh, which yet again adds a nice color. 

Harmony in life is two or more individuals in sync and agreeing on a certain direction.  If one takes a contrary opinion, then disharmony sets in.  And if you add ten other voices and they are evenly split and take differing sides, then you have cacophony.  That is disharmony at its worst and it hurts my ears.

I love harmony.

P Michael Biggs

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Postlude

In music, a “postlude” is the final prt of a piece of music.  Often in a church service one will hear a postlude, often performed on an organ. 

A concluding passage in a speech can often be referred to as a “postlude” as well.

I’ve had to sit through a few postludes in boring sermons, and I’m not talking about just one postlude.  Once, there was this preacher and I tell you he did about six postludes.  He was what you might call “wound tight” and had a lot to say.

Most postludes, however, are mostly pleasant to endure.

P Michael Biggs

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Flat

In music, a “flat” means to lower in pitch by a half step.  Flatted notes are often referred to accidentals as well. 

Flatted notes can often add a rich color to a piece of music when used in the right proportions.

In music, I love flats. 

On automobiles – not so much.

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Fanfare

A “fanfare” in musical terms is a short piece signifying perhaps the arrival of an important person, or preceding an important announcement.

When you arrive home and announce “I’m here”, that is a fanfare.  I suppose someone smelling your bad breath or smelly feet when in close proximity to you is also a fanfare, but those instances are rarely referred to in those circumstances.

I heard a loud muffler once coming from an ancient Volkswagen.  That definitely was a fanfare.

Just saying.

P Michael Biggs

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Bar

In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of time defined by a given number of beats, each of which are assigned a particular note value.  Dividing music into bars provides regular reference points to pinpoint locations within a piece of music.

If I told an orchestra this:  “We will begin at bar 34”,

everyone would know immediately and exactly where to begin playing. 

I suppose I could also say “meet me at the 34^th Street Bar” and some of you would know where to go for that meeting.  But let’s not go there right now.

At least in music, when we meet at a designated bar we don’t inhibit our abilities – usually.

P Michael Biggs

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