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Circle of fifths
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BBD a10036635
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MT Music terms
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May also be used as subdivision to terms in the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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A passage in which chords or keys succeed each other by falling or rising fifths; e.g., A, D, G, C, F, or vice versa (Ratner, Beethoven String Quartets)
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Harmony
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Key relationships
 
Modulation
 
Tonality