Quartal harmonies and quintal harmonies are harmonies based on fourths and fifths rather than the traditional harmonies based on thirds. For example, G-C-F for fourths or G-D-A for fifths. Harmony is the use and study of pitch simultaneity and chords, actual or implied, in music. ...

Examples include Maurice Ravel's "Mouvt de Marche" section of "Laideronnette" from Ma Mère l'Oye": Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer and pianist, known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his music and generally considered to be one of the major composers of the 20th century. ... Ma Mère lOye (Mother Goose), is a musical work by French composer Maurice Ravel. ...

(Murphy, Melcher, and Warch, eds., 1973)

Much of the music of commercial composers or arrangers such as Oliver Nelson and McCoy Tyner uses fourth chords or voicings (Corozine 2002, p.12). Oliver Nelson (1932–1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinettist, and composer. ... McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (born December 11, 1938), commonly known as McCoy Tyner, is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet. ... The term voicing may refer to: In phonetics, a type of phonation. ...

See also: secundal, tertian, polychord, List of quartal pieces In music or music theory, secundal is the quality of a chord made from seconds, and anything related to things constructed from seconds such as counterpoint. ... In music or music theory, tertian is the quality of a chord constructed from thirds, and other things constructed from thirds such as counterpoint. ... In music and music theory a polychord consists of two or more chords, one on top of the other, multiple chords. ... Maurice Ravel Ma Mère lOye : Mouvt de Marche of Laideronnette: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ...

Source

• Corozine, Vince (2002). Arranging Music for the Real World: Classical and Commercial Aspects. ISBN 0786649615.