Bulgarian Society for Music Theory

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A structured reference to terminology and notation used by the Bulgarian Society for Music Theory, with particular attention to Bulgarian, Hadjiev-derived and functional-harmonic traditions.

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Musical Form

12-Bar Blues

Български: Дванадесеттактов блус

A twelve-measure pattern usually comprising three four-bar phrases.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 360 (print 337)

Harmony

accented non-chord tone

Български: силен чужд тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “силен чужд тон”: “accented non-chord tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

acciaccatura

Български: къс форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “къс форшлаг”: “acciaccatura”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

acciaccatura

Български: пресечен форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “пресечен форшлаг”: “acciaccatura”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Additive rhythm

Български: Адитивен ритъм

Temporal organization by adding distinct duration groups.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 517 (print 494)
See also

Mode and Tonality

Aeolian mode

Български: еолийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “еолийски лад”: “Aeolian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

alteration of an individual chord tone

Български: алтерация на отделен акордов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “алтерация на отделен акордов тон”: “alteration of an individual chord tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Keep distinct from the left-side mode-influence prescripts used for same-name major/minor influence.

Rhythm and Meter

Ametric music

Български: Аметрична музика

Music in which a recurring meter is not perceptible from the sounding organization.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 518 (print 495)

Musical Form

Antecedent

Български: Антецедент (въпросна фраза)

The opening phrase of a period that anticipates a stronger closing response.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 177 (print 154)
See also

Harmony

Anticipation

Български: Антиципация

A nonchord tone anticipating a note of the next chord.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 231 (print 208)
See also

General Music Theory

appoggiatura

Български: дълъг форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “дълъг форшлаг”: “appoggiatura”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

appoggiatura

Български: непресечен форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “непресечен форшлаг”: “appoggiatura”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

augmented

A

Български: увеличен

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “увеличен”: “augmented”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

augmented scale

Български: увеличена гама

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “увеличена гама”: “augmented scale”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
HISTORICAL
See also

Harmony

augmented triad

Български: увеличено тризвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “увеличено тризвучие”: “augmented triad”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Alteration

augmented-sixth chord

Български: акорд с увеличена секста

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “акорд с увеличена секста”: “augmented-sixth chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

authentic cadence

Български: автентична каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “автентична каденца”: “authentic cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

B — B-flat

B

Български: B — си бемол

In BSMT house pitch lettering, B denotes B-flat.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification

Musical Form

Balanced binary form

Български: Уравновесена двуделна форма

A binary design with two sections of broadly comparable length.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 355 (print 332)
See also

Editorial note: The criterion of balance differs among formal-theory traditions.

General Music Theory

barline

Български: тактова черта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тактова черта”: “barline”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

beat

Български: тактово време

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тактово време”: “beat”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Binary form

Български: Двуделна форма

A design organized into two main sections, which may differ in tonal closure.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 352 (print 329)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Bitonality

Български: Битоналност

Simultaneously perceptible two separate tonal organizations.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 501 (print 478)

Harmony

cadence

Български: каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “каденца”: “cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Cadential six-four

Български: Каденцов квартсекстакорд

A cadential six-four sonority that prepares or prolongs dominant function.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 158 (print 135)
See also

Editorial note: Dominant-prolongation interpretations of the cadential six-four vary across traditions.

Harmony

Chain of suspensions

Български: Верига от задържания

A sequence in which one suspension resolution prepares the next.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 221 (print 198)
See also

Notation and Symbols

Chord in major under influence of the same-name minor.

°

Български: Акорд в мажор под влияние на едноименния минор.

Left-side degree/plus markers identify influence between same-name major and minor; they are not individual chord-tone alteration signs.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification

Notation and Symbols

Chord in minor under influence of the same-name major.

+

Български: Акорд в минор под влияние на едноименния мажор.

Left-side degree/plus markers identify influence between same-name major and minor; they are not individual chord-tone alteration signs.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification

Notation and Symbols

chord-member index stack

EncodingW(5)(3)(3)

Български: верига от индекси за акордови тонове

Canonical source-encoding family illustrated by W(5)(3)(3). Parentheses belong to the source code; the rendered notation uses nested lower indices.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification

Alteration

Chromatic mediant relationship

Български: Хроматично медиантово отношение

A chromatic third relation between major triads or minor triads.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 344 (print 321)
See also

Editorial note: Do not identify automatically with Hadjiev’s extended third relationship.

Harmony

chromatic passing tone

Български: хроматичен проходящ тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “хроматичен проходящ тон”: “chromatic passing tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

chromatic scale

Български: хроматична гама

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “хроматична гама”: “chromatic scale”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Circle of fifths

Български: Квинтов кръг

A cyclic ordering of tonal centers or pitches through fifth relations.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 119 (print 96)

Alteration

Common-tone diminished seventh chord

Български: Умален септакорд с общ тон

A decorative diminished-seventh sonority sharing a tone with its resolution.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 451 (print 428)

Modulation

Common-tone modulation

Български: Модулация чрез общ тон

A shift of tonal center articulated by a retained pitch shared between distinct harmonic regions.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 344 (print 321)
See also

Musical Form

Consequent

Български: Консеквент (отговорна фраза)

The responding phrase of a period, usually bearing the stronger cadence.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 177 (print 154)
See also

Musical Form

Continuous binary form

Български: Отворена двуделна форма

A binary design whose first section ends away from the home-key tonic, sustaining tonal motion.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 353 (print 330)
See also

Editorial note: This Bulgarian translation is provisional and requires primary-source confirmation.

Voice Leading

Contrary motion

Български: Противоположно движение

Two parts move in opposite pitch directions.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 98 (print 75)
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Cross rhythm

Български: Кръстосан ритъм

Contrasting simultaneous rhythmic streams with intersecting accents.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 517 (print 494)
See also

Functional Harmony

D — dominant

D

Български: D — доминанта

D is the canonical BSMT function token for dominant.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Harmony

deceptive cadence

Български: лъжлива каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “лъжлива каденца”: “deceptive cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Development (sonata form)

Български: Разработка (сонатна форма)

The central sonata-form section that transforms and recontextualizes thematic material.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 361 (print 338)
See also

General Music Theory

diminished

d

Български: умален

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “умален”: “diminished”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

diminished triad

Български: умалено тризвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “умалено тризвучие”: “diminished triad”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Modulation

direct tonal shift

Български: тонален скок

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тонален скок”: “direct tonal shift”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

dominant

D

Български: доминанта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “доминанта”: “dominant”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Modulation

dominant pedal

Български: доминантов органен пункт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “доминантов органен пункт”: “dominant pedal”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Dorian mode

Български: дорийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “дорийски лад”: “Dorian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

double flat

𝄫

Български: двоен бемол

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “двоен бемол”: “double flat”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

double grace note

Български: двоен форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “двоен форшлаг”: “double grace note”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Double period

Български: Двоен период

A period-like structure normally combining four phrases into two pairs.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 181 (print 158)
See also

Notation and Symbols

double sharp

𝄪

Български: двоен диез

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “двоен диез”: “double sharp”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

doubly augmented

AA

Български: двойно увеличен

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “двойно увеличен”: “doubly augmented”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

doubly diminished

dd

Български: двойно умален

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “двойно умален”: “doubly diminished”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

duplet

Български: дуола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “дуола”: “duplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

eleventh

Български: ундецима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “ундецима”: “eleventh”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

eleventh

Български: ундецимов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “ундецимов тон”: “eleventh”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

eleventh chord

Български: шестзвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “шестзвучие”: “eleventh chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

eleventh chord

Български: ундецимакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “ундецимакорд”: “eleventh chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Elision

Български: Елизия (припокриване на фрази)

A phrase overlap in which the ending of one phrase also starts the next.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 175 (print 152)
See also

Editorial note: Do not equate phrase elision with Hadjiev-school harmonic ellipsis.

Modulation

ellipsis

Български: елипсис

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “елипсис”: “ellipsis”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Modulation

enharmonic modulation

Български: енхармонична модулация

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “енхармонична модулация”: “enharmonic modulation”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Alteration

Enharmonic reinterpretation

Български: Енхармонично преосмисляне

A new harmonic interpretation of unchanged sounding pitches through respelling.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 427 (print 404)
See also

Harmony

Escape tone

Български: Скоков извънакордов тон

A nonchord tone approached by step and left by a leap in the opposite direction.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 230 (print 207)
See also

Musical Form

Exposition (sonata form)

Български: Експозиция (сонатна форма)

The opening large section presenting the principal thematic and tonal relationships.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 361 (print 338)
See also

Alteration

extended third relationship

Български: разширено терцово сродство

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “разширено терцово сродство”: “extended third relationship”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Harmony

feminine cadence

Български: женска каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “женска каденца”: “feminine cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

General Music Theory

fifteenth

Български: квинтдецима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квинтдецима”: “fifteenth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

fifth

Български: квинта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квинта”: “fifth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

fifth

Български: квинтов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квинтов тон”: “fifth”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

flat

♭

Български: бемол

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “бемол”: “flat”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

fourteenth

Български: квартдецима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квартдецима”: “fourteenth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

fourth

Български: кварта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “кварта”: “fourth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

French augmented-sixth chord

Български: Френски акорд с увеличена секста

A four-note augmented-sixth sonority adding scale degree two.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 407 (print 384)
See also

Notation and Symbols

function–degree notation

EncodingS(II)

Български: функционално означение със степен

Canonical source-encoding family illustrated by S(II). Parentheses belong to the source code; the rendered notation uses nested lower indices.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification

Notation and Symbols

function–degree–figures notation

EncodingS(II)(6)(5)

Български: функционално означение със степен и цифрова верига

Canonical source-encoding family illustrated by S(II)(6)(5). Parentheses belong to the source code; the rendered notation uses nested lower indices.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification

Alteration

genuinely altered chord

Български: същински алтерован акорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “същински алтерован акорд”: “genuinely altered chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Alteration

genuinely altered chord

Български: действително алтерован акорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “действително алтерован акорд”: “genuinely altered chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Alteration

German augmented-sixth chord

Български: Немски акорд с увеличена секста

A four-note augmented-sixth sonority with a minor-mode third added to the Italian type.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 409 (print 386)
See also

General Music Theory

grace note

Български: форшлаг

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “форшлаг”: “grace note”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

H — B natural

H

Български: H — си бекар

In BSMT house pitch lettering, H denotes B natural.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification

Harmony

half cadence

Български: половина

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “половина”: “half cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

half cadence

Български: полузаключение

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “полузаключение”: “half cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

harmonic major

Български: хармоничен мажор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “хармоничен мажор”: “harmonic major”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

harmonic minor

Български: хармоничен минор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “хармоничен минор”: “harmonic minor”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Harmonic rhythm

Български: Хармоничен ритъм

The frequency of harmonic change relative to musical rhythm and meter.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 172 (print 149)

Harmony

Harmonic sequence

Български: Хармонична секвенция

A repeated chord-progression pattern on different pitch levels.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 120 (print 97)
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Hemiola

Български: Хемиола

An accent or grouping shift involving a 3:2 rhythmic relationship.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 515 (print 492)
See also

Mode and Tonality

Hexatonic scale

Български: Хексатонична гама

A six-pitch collection, here exemplified by combining two augmented triads a semitone apart.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 493 (print 470)
See also

Musical Form

Imperfect authentic cadence (IAC)

Български: Несъвършена автентична каденца

An authentic cadence that lacks one or more requirements for a perfect authentic cadence.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 169 (print 146)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Indeterminacy / Aleatory

Български: Неопределеност (алеаторика)

A compositional approach leaving selected elements undetermined.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 562 (print 539)

Modulation

indirect modulation

Български: посредствена модулация

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “посредствена модулация”: “indirect modulation”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Alteration

influence of the old modes

Български: влияние на старите ладове

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “влияние на старите ладове”: “influence of the old modes”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Integral serialism

Български: Интегрален сериализъм

Serial organization extended to parameters beyond pitch.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 551 (print 528)
See also

Modulation

intermediate key

Български: помощна тоналност

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “помощна тоналност”: “intermediate key”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Interval vector

Български: Интервален вектор

A six-part count of interval classes in a pitch-class set.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 537 (print 514)
See also

Mode and Tonality

Ionian mode

Български: йонийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “йонийски лад”: “Ionian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

Italian augmented-sixth chord

Български: Италиански акорд с увеличена секста

An augmented-sixth sonority with tonic pitch and dominant-oriented resolution.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 406 (print 383)
See also

General Music Theory

key

Български: тоналност

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тоналност”: “key”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

Mode and Tonality

leading tone

Български: чувствителен тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “чувствителен тон”: “leading tone”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

lower mediant

W

Български: долна медианта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “долна медианта”: “lower mediant”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

lower mediant in major under influence of the same-name minor, in root position, with fifth and doubled third

Encoding0|W(5)(3)(3)

Български: долна медианта в мажор под влияние на едноименния минор, в основно положение, с квинтов тон и удвоен терцов тон

lower mediant in major under influence of the same-name minor, in root position, with fifth and doubled third

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Harmony

lower neighbor

Български: долен спомагателен тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “долен спомагателен тон”: “lower neighbor”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Lydian mode

Български: лидийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “лидийски лад”: “Lydian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

M — upper mediant

M

Български: M — горна медианта

M is the canonical BSMT function token for upper mediant.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

General Music Theory

major

M

Български: голям

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “голям”: “major”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

major triad

Български: мажорно тризвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “мажорно тризвучие”: “major triad”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

masculine cadence

Български: мъжка каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “мъжка каденца”: “masculine cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

General Music Theory

measure

Български: такт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “такт”: “measure”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

melodic major

Български: мелодичен мажор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “мелодичен мажор”: “melodic major”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

melodic minor

Български: мелодичен минор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “мелодичен минор”: “melodic minor”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

meter

Български: метрум

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “метрум”: “meter”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Minimalism

Български: Минимализъм

A style emphasizing limited materials and gradually changing repeated patterns.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 563 (print 540)
See also

General Music Theory

minor

m

Български: малък

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “малък”: “minor”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

minor triad

Български: минорно тризвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “минорно тризвучие”: “minor triad”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Mixolydian mode

Български: миксолидийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “миксолидийски лад”: “Mixolydian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

mode

Български: лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “лад”: “mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

Alteration

Mode mixture

Български: Ладово смесване

Borrowing from the parallel major or minor while keeping the primary tonal context.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 380 (print 357)
See also

Editorial note: Compare with the canonical parallel-major/minor influence concept; not automatically identical.

Modulation

modulation

Български: модулация

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “модулация”: “modulation”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Modulo-12 arithmetic

Български: Аритметика по модул 12

Arithmetic whose results are reduced to residues from zero through eleven, used for pitch-class relations.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 533 (print 510)
See also

Modulation

Monophonic modulation

Български: Едногласна модулация

A new tonal center established through a single unharmonized melodic line.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 345 (print 322)
See also

General Music Theory

mordent

Български: мордент

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “мордент”: “mordent”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

mutual influence between parallel major and minor

Български: взаимно влияние между едноименни мажор и минор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “взаимно влияние между едноименни мажор и минор”: “mutual influence between parallel major and minor”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Notation and Symbols

natural

♮

Български: бекар

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “бекар”: “natural”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

natural major

Български: натурален мажор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “натурален мажор”: “natural major”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

natural minor

Български: натурален минор

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “натурален минор”: “natural minor”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

Neapolitan chord

Български: неаполитански акорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “неаполитански акорд”: “Neapolitan chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Neighbor group / Cambiata

Български: Група от спомагателни тонове

Two successive nonchord tones embellishing one principal pitch.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 230 (print 207)
See also

Harmony

neighboring tone

Български: спомагателен тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “спомагателен тон”: “neighboring tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

ninth

Български: нона

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “нона”: “ninth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

ninth

Български: нонов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “нонов тон”: “ninth”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

ninth chord in first inversion

Български: секстсептакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секстсептакорд”: “ninth chord in first inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

ninth chord in fourth inversion

Български: ноново хармоническо положение

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “ноново хармоническо положение”: “ninth chord in fourth inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Structurally definable; Hadjiev rejects this position because of the false-seventh relation.

Harmony

ninth chord in second inversion

Български: квартквинтакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квартквинтакорд”: “ninth chord in second inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

ninth chord in third inversion

Български: секундтерцакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секундтерцакорд”: “ninth chord in third inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

non-chord tones

Български: чужди на акордите тонове

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “чужди на акордите тонове”: “non-chord tones”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Normal order / Normal form

Български: Нормален ред

An ordered, compact arrangement of pitch classes within a set.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 530 (print 507)
See also

Editorial note: Normal order and normal form may denote distinct operations; avoid unqualified conflation.

Voice Leading

Oblique motion

Български: Косвено движение

One part sustains a pitch while another moves.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 204 (print 181)
See also

Mode and Tonality

Octatonic scale

Български: Октатонична гама

An eight-pitch collection with alternating semitone and whole-tone steps.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 492 (print 469)
See also

General Music Theory

octave

Български: октава

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “октава”: “octave”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

Octave register

Български: Октавов регистър

An octave-defined region of pitch, specified through scientific labels such as C4.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 24 (print 1)

Editorial note: Scientific octave designations are accepted for specified contexts but do not replace the house C–D–E–F–G–A–H lettering.

Post-Tonal Theory

Pandiatonicism

Български: Пандиатонизъм

Diatonic pitch use with weakened conventional tonal hierarchy.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 509 (print 486)

Voice Leading

Parallel fifths

Български: Паралелни квинти

Successive perfect fifths between the same two parts in parallel motion.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 98 (print 75)

General Music Theory

parallel keys

Български: едноименни тоналности

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “едноименни тоналности”: “parallel keys”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

Voice Leading

Parallel motion

Български: Паралелно движение

Two voices move in one direction while retaining their interval relationship.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 96 (print 73)
See also

Editorial note: Parallel voice motion is distinct from the canonical expression parallel keys.

Harmony

Passing six-four

Български: Проходящ квартсекстакорд

A six-four chord produced during stepwise passing motion of the bass.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 160 (print 137)
See also

Harmony

passing tone

Български: проходящ тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “проходящ тон”: “passing tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

pedal point

Български: органен пункт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “органен пункт”: “pedal point”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

General Music Theory

pedal point

Български: оргелпункт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “оргелпункт”: “pedal point”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
HISTORICAL
See also

Modulation

pedal point

Български: органен пункт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “органен пункт”: “pedal point”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Pedal six-four

Български: Квартсекстакорд върху задържан бас

A six-four sonority arising through upper-voice motion above a stationary bass.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 162 (print 139)
See also

Mode and Tonality

pentatonic scale

Български: пентатоника

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “пентатоника”: “pentatonic scale”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

perfect

P

Български: чист

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “чист”: “perfect”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Perfect authentic cadence (PAC)

Български: Съвършена автентична каденца

A V–I closure in root position with tonic in the uppermost voice of the last chord.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 168 (print 145)
See also

Musical Form

Period

Български: Период

A formal unit formed by a question-like phrase and a stronger answering phrase.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 177 (print 154)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Phase shifting

Български: Фазово изместване

A gradual displacement of repeated patterns relative to one another to create evolving rhythmic relationships.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 566 (print 543)
See also

Musical Form

Phrase group

Български: Група от фрази

A succession of phrases associated structurally without the cadential design of a regular period.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 183 (print 160)
See also

Musical Form

Phrygian half cadence

Български: Фригийско полузаключение

A minor-key half cadence iv6–V; the term does not assert Phrygian modality.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 171 (print 148)
See also

Editorial note: The traditional adjective does not imply an actual Phrygian mode.

Mode and Tonality

Phrygian mode

Български: фригийски лад

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “фригийски лад”: “Phrygian mode”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

Picardy third

Български: Пикардийска терца

A major third in the final tonic of a minor-mode passage.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 380 (print 357)
See also

Editorial note: Check the chosen Hadjiev edition before accepting a Bulgarian house term.

Post-Tonal Theory

Pitch class

Български: Тонововисочинен клас

The equivalence class of pitches related by one or more octaves, conventionally represented modulo twelve.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 529 (print 506)
See also

Modulation

pivot chord

Български: общ акорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “общ акорд”: “pivot chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Modulation

pivot-chord modulation

Български: непосредствена модулация

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “непосредствена модулация”: “pivot-chord modulation”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

plagal cadence

Български: плагална каденца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “плагална каденца”: “plagal cadence”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Planing

Български: Паралелно преместване на акордни структури

Parallel displacement of similar chord structures.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 506 (print 483)

Post-Tonal Theory

Polychord

Български: Полиакорд

Two or more recognizable chords sounding simultaneously.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 499 (print 476)
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Polymeter

Български: Полиметрия

Concurrent different meters, not identical to simultaneous contrasting rhythms.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 517 (print 494)
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Polyrhythm

Български: Полиритмия

The simultaneous sounding of contrasting rhythmic streams, irrespective of notated meter.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 517 (print 494)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Prime form

Български: Първична форма

The standardized representation of a set class.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 536 (print 513)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Process music

Български: Процесуална музика

Music whose audible detail and overall form emerge from an identifiable unfolding procedure.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 564 (print 541)
See also

General Music Theory

quadruplet

Български: квартола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квартола”: “quadruplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Quartal harmony

Български: Квартова хармония

Harmony chiefly using stacked fourths.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 503 (print 480)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Quintal harmony

Български: Квинтова хармония

Chordal organization primarily formed from stacked fifths.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 503 (print 480)
See also

General Music Theory

quintuplet

Български: квинтола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квинтола”: “quintuplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Real sequence

Български: Реална секвенция

A sequence maintaining interval structure by transposing its model, potentially changing key.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 119 (print 96)
See also

Editorial note: The literal Bulgarian equivalent is provisional; competing sequence terms require review.

Musical Form

Recapitulation (sonata form)

Български: Реприза (сонатна форма)

The sonata-form return that restates principal thematic areas within a resolved tonal plan.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 361 (print 338)
See also

General Music Theory

relative keys

Български: паралелни тоналности

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “паралелни тоналности”: “relative keys”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Alteration

relatively altered chord

Български: относително алтерован акорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “относително алтерован акорд”: “relatively altered chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Harmony

Retardation

Български: Възходящо разрешаване на задържане

A suspension-like event resolving upward by step.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 221 (print 198)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Retrograde inversion

Български: Ракоходна инверсия

A twelve-tone series transformation combining interval inversion with reversal of order.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 540 (print 517)
See also

General Music Theory

rhythm

Български: ритъм

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “ритъм”: “rhythm”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Rondo form

Български: Рондо

A design with a recurring refrain between contrasting episodes.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 371 (print 348)

Harmony

root

Български: основен тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “основен тон”: “root”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Rounded binary form

Български: Репризна двуделна форма

A binary form with a recognizable return of opening material toward its end.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 358 (print 335)
See also

Functional Harmony

S — subdominant

S

Български: S — субдоминанта

S is the canonical BSMT function token for subdominant.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

General Music Theory

scale

Български: гама

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “гама”: “scale”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

Mode and Tonality

scale degree

Български: степен

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “степен”: “scale degree”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree I

I

Български: I степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: I. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree II

II

Български: II степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: II. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree III

III

Български: III степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: III. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree IV

IV

Български: IV степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: IV. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree V

V

Български: V степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: V. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree VI

VI

Български: VI степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: VI. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Scale degree VII

VII

Български: VII степен

Canonical BSMT scale-degree notation: VII. Roman-numeral case does not encode chord quality.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

scientific pitch notation

Български: научна височинна нотация

Scientific pitch notation is accepted for acoustics, MIDI, MIR, computational musicology contexts.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
ACCEPTED

General Music Theory

second

Български: секунда

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секунда”: “second”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

secondary dominant

Български: странична доминанта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “странична доминанта”: “secondary dominant”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

General Music Theory

secondary subdominant

Български: странична субдоминанта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “странична субдоминанта”: “secondary subdominant”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
Status
PREFERRED
See also

Musical Form

Sectional binary form

Български: Заключена двуделна форма

A binary design whose first section closes on tonic harmony in the home key.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 353 (print 330)
See also

Editorial note: This Bulgarian translation is provisional rather than directly verified in Hadjiev.

Post-Tonal Theory

Secundal harmony

Български: Секундова хармония

Chordal organization primarily formed from stacked seconds.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 504 (print 481)
See also

Musical Form

Sentence

Български: Музикално изречение

A design with an initial idea, its immediate repetition or variation, and continuation toward cadence.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 183 (print 160)
See also

General Music Theory

septuplet

Български: септола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “септола”: “septuplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Modulation

Sequential modulation

Български: Секвенционна модулация

A tonal shift produced through repetition at a new pitch level.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 337 (print 314)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Set class

Български: Клас от множества

A family of pitch-class sets related by transposition or inversion.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 535 (print 512)
See also

General Music Theory

seventh

Български: септима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “септима”: “seventh”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

seventh

Български: септимов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “септимов тон”: “seventh”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

sextuplet

Български: секстола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секстола”: “sextuplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Notation and Symbols

sharp

♯

Български: диез

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “диез”: “sharp”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Voice Leading

Similar motion

Български: Еднопосочно движение

Two voices move in the same direction without necessarily preserving the interval between them.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 106 (print 83)
See also

General Music Theory

sixth

Български: секста

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секста”: “sixth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Modulation

source key

Български: изходна тоналност

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “изходна тоналност”: “source key”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

strong beat

Български: силно време

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “силно време”: “strong beat”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

subdominant

S

Български: субдоминанта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “субдоминанта”: “subdominant”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

syncopation

Български: синкоп

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “синкоп”: “syncopation”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

Synthetic scale

Български: Синтетична гама

An intentionally formed collection outside customary diatonic patterns.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 688 (print 665)

Functional Harmony

T — tonic

T

Български: T — тоника

T is the canonical BSMT function token for tonic.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

Modulation

target key

Български: целена тоналност

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “целена тоналност”: “target key”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Rhythm and Meter

Tempo modulation / Metric modulation

Български: Темпова (метрична) модулация

A tempo shift defined by a proportional equivalence between note values.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 518 (print 495)

Editorial note: Tempo and metric modulation are not always interchangeable terms.

General Music Theory

tenth

Български: децима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “децима”: “tenth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Ternary form

Български: Триделна форма

A formal design of statement, contrast, and return, commonly represented as ABA.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 355 (print 332)
See also

General Music Theory

third

Български: терца

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “терца”: “third”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

third

Български: терцов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “терцов тон”: “third”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

thirteenth

Български: терцдецима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “терцдецима”: “thirteenth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Harmony

thirteenth

Български: терцдецимов тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “терцдецимов тон”: “thirteenth”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

thirteenth chord

Български: седемзвучие

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “седемзвучие”: “thirteenth chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

thirteenth chord

Български: терцдецимакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “терцдецимакорд”: “thirteenth chord”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

time signature

Български: размер

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “размер”: “time signature”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Modulation

tonal juxtaposition

Български: съпоставяне

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “съпоставяне”: “tonal juxtaposition”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

Tonal sequence

Български: Тонална секвенция

A repeated melodic or harmonic pattern adapted to the scale of one prevailing key.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Source verification pending
Source page
PDF p. 119 (print 96)
See also

Editorial note: Compare Bulgarian sequence nomenclature before selecting a canonical equivalent.

Post-Tonal Theory

Tone cluster

Български: Тонов клъстер

A dense sonority of adjoining pitches, often in seconds.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 502 (print 479)
See also

Mode and Tonality

tonic

Български: тоника

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тоника”: “tonic”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

tonic

T

Български: тоника

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тоника”: “tonic”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Modulation

tonic pedal

Български: тонически органен пункт

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “тонически органен пункт”: “tonic pedal”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

tonicization

Български: отклонение

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “отклонение”: “tonicization”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Modulation

tonicization

Български: отклонение

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “отклонение”: “tonicization”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Musical Form

Transition (sonata form)

Български: Преход (сонатна форма)

A passage between thematic groups that destabilizes or redirects the prevailing tonal area.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 362 (print 339)
See also

Harmony

triad in first inversion

Български: секстакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “секстакорд”: “triad in first inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

triad in root position

Български: квинтакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квинтакорд”: “triad in root position”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Harmony

triad in second inversion

Български: квартсекстакорд

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “квартсекстакорд”: “triad in second inversion”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

trill

Български: трилер

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “трилер”: “trill”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

triplet

Български: триола

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “триола”: “triplet”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

turn

Български: групето

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “групето”: “turn”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

twelfth

Български: дуодецима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “дуодецима”: “twelfth”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Twelve-tone matrix

Български: Дванадесеттонова матрица

A twelve-by-twelve arrangement displaying transposed prime, inversion, retrograde, and retrograde-inversion row forms.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 543 (print 520)
See also

Post-Tonal Theory

Twelve-tone serialism

Български: Дванадесеттонов сериализъм

A method using an ordered series of the twelve pitch classes.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 539 (print 516)
See also

Harmony

unaccented non-chord tone

Български: слаб чужд тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “слаб чужд тон”: “unaccented non-chord tone”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

General Music Theory

unison

Български: прима

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “прима”: “unison”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Functional Harmony

upper mediant

M

Български: горна медианта

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “горна медианта”: “upper mediant”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
Status
SOURCE_SPECIFIC
See also

Harmony

upper neighbor

Български: горен спомагателен тон

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “горен спомагателен тон”: “upper neighbor”.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical terminology specification
See also

Voice Leading

Voice crossing

Български: Пресичане на гласовете

One voice moves temporarily above or below another, reversing their usual registral ordering.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 204 (print 181)
See also

Voice Leading

Voice exchange

Български: Размяна на гласовете

Two voices exchange pitch or scale-degree positions through complementary melodic motion.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 126 (print 103)
See also

Voice Leading

Voice leading

Български: Гласоводене

Coordinated movement of individual musical voices between successive sonorities.

Source / tradition
Kostka, Payne & Almén, Tonal Harmony, 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2018
Status
Supplementary source (non-canonical)
Source page
PDF p. 89 (print 66)
See also

Functional Harmony

W — lower mediant

W

Български: W — долна медианта

W is the canonical BSMT function token for lower mediant.

Source / tradition
Parashkev Hadjiev / BSMT canonical notation specification
See also

General Music Theory

weak beat

Български: слабо време

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “слабо време”: “weak beat”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also

Mode and Tonality

whole-tone scale

Български: целотонна гама

Canonical BSMT English term for the Bulgarian term “целотонна гама”: “whole-tone scale”.

Source / tradition
BSMT canonical working terminology specification
See also