Fauxbourdon is a contrapuntal technique originating in the early Renaissance, often resulting in parallel sixths, though not exclusively so. Today this term is frequently used in a broader sense to indicate any passage of parallel sixth chords, regardless of the musical period. (Very) Select Bibliography Gjerdingen, Robert O. Music in the Galant Style (New York:

The Greek term hemidiapente is used in music as a synonym for the interval of the diminished fifth, hemi meaning “half”, dia “over”, pente “five”. See also diatessaron, diapente and diapason. (Very) Select Bibliography Mattheson, Johann. Der vollkommene Capellmeister (Hamburg, 1739). Walther, Johann Gottfried. Musicalisches Lexicon (Leipzig, 1732).

The Greek term diapason has several meanings in English. One of them is used in music as a synonym for the interval of the octave, dia meaning “over”, pason “all”. See also diatessaron, hemidiapente and diapente. (Very) Select Bibliography Baragwanath, Nicholas. Note-Naming, Galant Schemata, and the “Thread” of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins, Op. 3

The Greek term diatessaron is used in music as a synonym for the interval of the perfect fourth, dia meaning “over”, tessaron “four”. See also hemidiapente, diapente and diapason. (Very) Select Bibliography Baragwanath, Nicholas. Note-Naming, Galant Schemata, and the “Thread” of Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins, Op. 3 No. 10 (RV 580), in: Music Theory

The Greek term diapente is used in music as a synonym for the interval of the perfect fifth, dia meaning “over”, pente “five”. Johann Mattheson, for instance, gives the following description: “The fifth is called diapente, i.e. “over five”, because it comprises five diatonic tones, of which the two outermost, as endpoints, are principally perceived.”