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In music and musical form, contrast is the difference between parts or different instrument sounds. The three types of contrast are rhythmic contrast, melodic contrast, and harmonic contrast.[1] Procedures of contrast include stratification, juxtaposition, and interpolation. Procedures of connection include gradation, amalgamation, and dissolution.

Contrast is not only a way of adding interest, but is essential to the aesthetic illusion of dramatic resolution of conflict.[2]

References

  1. ^ "What is Musical Contrast." Ask.com. Web. 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ Laney, R., Samuels, R., Capulet, E. Cross Entropy as a Measure of Musical Contrast. In the proceedings of Mathematics and Computation in Music 2015, Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer International Publishing.


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