In music, block harmony is close position harmonization, and contrasted with open harmony.
In organ performance block harmony means that close position chords are added below the melody in the right hand, while the left hand doubles the melody an octave lower, while in open harmony the middle note of the chord is played an octave lower creating a "open" space in the chord.
Read more about this topic: Close And Open Harmony
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