1. .... (Mus.) (a) A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation. (b) The science which treats of their construction and pr...

2. .... (Mus.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of chords.

3. .... (Mus.) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.

4. .... (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord. Syn. -- Preoccupation; p...