"parallel fifths" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parallel fifth [singular]
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  1. (music) Progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts. Tags: plural, plural-normally Synonyms: consecutive fifths Translations (Translations): rinnakkaiset kvintit [plural] (Finnish), quintes parallèles [feminine, plural] (French), kwinty równoległe [feminine, plural] (Polish)
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