consonance

Consonance is used to relieve musical tension. Certain degrees of the scale sound better when played next to each other than others. These are the consonant notes, and they help ground your ear in tonality and provide resolution for the less-consonant notes.

Both terms are associated with repetition - assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds and consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds - but these terms (as they are typically used) differ in 3 important ways from the patterning of rhyme.

Dissonance can be used in music to create tension and a sense of anticipation. For the listener, it can seem as if the sounds do not fit together. However, songwriters will want to use dissonant sounds to create tension in their music, as long as this tension is resolved.

Harmony is a noun that means "simultaneous sounds." Consonant and dissonant are adjectives that describe harmony; think of dissonance as "tension" and consonance as "stability/release." In terms of composing a song, you'll often want your harmonies to match what's happening in the lyrics.

Consonance is a literary device that occurs when two words have the same consonant sound following different vowel sounds. For example, the words 'same' and 'home' have the same 'm' sound, but the vowel sounds before it are different. The first is a long 'a' and the second a long 'o.

Consonance Creates Atmosphere in Your Writing

• consonance (noun): A literary device using the repetition of similar sounds, particularly consonants, in close sequence to emphasize specific letter sounds within the words.
• “The Acrobats” by Shel Silverstein.
• “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost.

Consonance is a literary device that occurs when two words have the same consonant sound following different vowel sounds. For example, the words 'same' and 'home' have the same 'm' sound, but the vowel sounds before it are different. The first is a long 'a' and the second a long 'o.

dissonance. Combination of tones that sounds discordant and unstable, in need of resolution. consonance. Concordant or harmonious combination of tones that provides a sense of relaxation and stability in music. This majestic passage is harmonious, or consonant, providing a sense of stability in the music.

Consonance in music, is when a combination of notes sounds pleasant. Examples of consonant intervals is music played in unison, major and minor thirds, perfect fourths and fifths, major and minor sixths, and octaves. Dissonance is a combination of notes that sound unpleasant or harsh.

dissonance, in music, the impression of stability and repose (consonance) in relation to the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) experienced by a listener when certain combinations of tones or notes are sounded together.

Consonant harmonies are a combination of pitches in a chord which are agreeable or easy to listen to and make pleasing sounds. Dissonant harmonies are a combination of pitches in a chord which are relatively harsh and grating.

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse. For example, “His tender heir might bear his memory” (William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 1”). The “eh” sound in “tender,” “heir,” “bear,” and “memory” is an assonant sound.