BRITANICCA HARMONY link
"Harmony, in music, the sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously. In practice, this broad definition can also include some instances of notes sounded one after the other. If the consecutively sounded notes call to mind the notes of a familiar chord (a group of notes sounded together), the ear creates its own simultaneity in the same way that the eye perceives movement in a motion picture. In such cases the ear perceives the harmony that would result if the notes had sounded together. In a narrower sense, harmony refers to the extensively developed system of chords and the ... " (If you subscribe to the encyclopedia there are another 10,000 words or so to define the word!)
We're bringing this up because HARMONY was an important aspect to the music of the early to mid 1960's. Think BACKGROUND SINGERS. Think Everly Brothers, Righteous Brothers, The Beach Boys, The Mamas and the Papas, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young...
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