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prolongation

In voice-leading analysis, the technique by which a composer ‘prolongs’ a single harmony over a span of time by making other chords in the passage subordinate to the one being prolonged. The prolonged harmony is said to operate at a deeper structural level than the subordinate harmonies, and may itself be a part of a larger prolongation at a still deeper level. The term may also be used of structural melodic notes rather than harmonies. See structural harmony; fundamental line.



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