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Quartal and quintal harmony

In music, quartal harmony is the building of harmonic structures built from the intervals of the perfect fourth, the augmented fourth and the diminished fourth. For instance, a three-note quartal chord on C can be built by stacking perfect fourths, C–F–B.

"Fourth chord" redirects here. For other uses, see Eleventh chord § Fourth.

Quintal harmony is harmonic structure preferring the perfect fifth, the augmented fifth and the diminished fifth. For instance, a three-note quintal chord on C can be built by stacking perfect fifths, C–G–D.

Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano[25]

William Albright

Sonata for Piano, Op. 1[26]
Wozzeck[26][27]

Alban Berg

Sinfonía de Antígona (Symphony No. 1), uses quartal harmony throughout[28]
Sinfonía india (Symphony No. 2), the A-minor Sonora melody beginning in b. 183 is accompanied by quartal harmonies[29]

Carlos Chávez

Of Mice and Men[30]

Aaron Copland

Secundal

Polychord

Viennese trichord

Traditional sub-Saharan African harmony

Quartal harmony with notes and listening examples

Program notes for Arnold Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony for 15 Solo Instruments, Op. 9

The Use of Quartal Harmony in Jazz Guitar