reharmonized
Given new chords
Reharmonized describes music whose harmony has been altered while preserving the original melody.
Jazz musicians frequently reharmonize standards, substituting new chords for the originals: a reharmonized version of "Autumn Leaves".
The practice can make familiar tunes sound fresh or more sophisticated.
Chord tone distributions
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
modal · walking bass · blue note · swing · arrangement · phrasing · groove · interplay
Ordered configuration or agreement
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- transpositionSwapping positions of elements
chorale · cadence · realization · continuo · Bach · Baroque · texture · polyphony
New understanding of something
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- transformationThorough change in form
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
cover · tribute · homage · update · modernization · refresh · reworking · adaptation
Sequence of tonal changes
- voicingsChord tone distributions
- tensionStretched or strained state
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- dissonanceLack of harmony
consonance · tonality · layering · substitution · tritone · secondary dominant · chromatic · diminished
voicings
Chord tone distributions
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
comping · modal · walking bass · blue note · swing · arrangement · phrasing · groove · interplay · jam session
arrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
transposition · chorale · cadence · realization · continuo · Bach · Baroque · texture · polyphony · score
reinterpretation
New understanding of something
- reimaginingFresh interpretation of existing material
- transformationThorough change in form
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
arrangement · cover · tribute · homage · update · modernization · refresh · reworking · adaptation · variation
chord progression
Sequence of tonal changes
- voicingsChord tone distributions
- tensionStretched or strained state
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
dissonance · consonance · tonality · layering · substitution · tritone · secondary dominant · chromatic · diminished · augmented
reharmonizedoriginal
First or inventive
unaltered · unchanged · unmodified · conventional · stock