Succession
in music, the order in which the notes of a melody proceed.
There are two sorts of succession, regwhich the notes of a melody proceed. There are two sorts of succession, regwhich the notes succeed each other in the order of the scale to which they belong, either ascending or descending. the order of the scale to which they formed of intervals greater than a second. A sequence is sometimes spoken of as a succession, and passages of similar chords or progressions are described as a succession of thirds, fourths, fifths, of as a succession, and passages of simmay be.
Acts of succession: In English history, the name given to several acts of Parliament, by which the succession to the crown was limited or modified. The first is an act of Henry IV., declaring Prince Henry heir-apparent to the thrones of crown was limited or modified. The first to the other children of Henry IV.
Other instances occurred in the case of Henry VII., and in regard to the successors of Henry VIII., and the rights The most important is the act of settleof James I., Charles I., and Charles II. (See APOSTOLIC). Geological succession of organic beings: The gradual disappearance of spe- (See APOSTOLIC).
Geological succession of organic becies, genera, families, etc., throughout ings: The gradual disappearance of spethe world as geological time goes forone group of organisms to another ward, or the more rapid succession of within a limited area, as the adaptation of that area to particular forms of life salt water to fresh, or the reverse. changes, by water giving place to land, Within limited areas, however, the same present day; 73; as in South type often persists from the later Tertiary to the pres America, where the sloth and armadillo Law of succession: The law or rule the megatherium and glyptodon.
Law of succession: The law or rule according to which the succession to the property of deceased persons is regulated. In general this law obtains only in cases in which the deceased person has died intestate, or in which the is limited by the legislature. In the law of succession. Usually succession United States each State has its own is by stirpes or root.