four-part harmony
Soprano, alto, tenor, bass
Four-part harmony is a musical arrangement where four distinct vocal or instrumental lines sound simultaneously, each carrying its own melodic thread while blending into unified chords.
The standard voices are soprano, alto, tenor, and bass—a configuration central to choral music, hymns, and barbershop quartets.
The choir sang the anthem in four-part harmony.
- triadGroup of three
- altoLower female voice
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- choral musicCompositions for grouped voices
hymnody · barbershop quartet · cadence · bass · lead singer · chorale · church choir · subdominant · counterpoint · madrigal · tenor · homophony · voicing · tonic · inversion · consonance · thirds · blending
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- harmonychord, chords, triad, triads, consonance
- foursquartet, quadruplets, tetrad, foursome, quadruple
- choral musicchoral music, choral works, choral arrangements, choral arrangement, choir arrangements
- Choral Singinga cappella, voice parts, vocal parts, homophony, polyphony
- Doo-WopThe Drifters, The Coasters, Dion, Earth Angel, falsetto
four-part harmonyunison
Simultaneous identical action
monophony · single voice · solo · plainchant · Gregorian chant
four-part harmonycacophony
Harsh, clashing sounds
discord · dissonance · noise · disharmony · chaos