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Harmonic dissonance
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The clash caused by non-harmonic tones within a given texture. Includes dissonances caused by anticipation, suspension, or simultaneous sounding of two chords. Two famous examples occur in the recapitulation to the first movement of Opus 55 and the opening of the final movement of Opus 68
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Harmony