Definition of Subdominant. Meaning of Subdominant. Synonyms of Subdominant

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Definition of Subdominant

Subdominant
Subdominant Sub*dom"i*nant, n. (Mus.) The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so called as being under the dominant.

Meaning of Subdominant from wikipedia

- In music, the subdominant is the fourth tonal degree () of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is the same distance below the tonic as the...
- generally, these chords share the function of the chord to which they link: subdominant parallel, dominant parallel, and tonic parallel. Riemann defines the...
- by the English name for their function: tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, subtonic or leading note (leading tone in the...
- are: Tonic – F minor Supertonic – G diminished Mediant – A-flat major Subdominant – B-flat minor Dominant – C minor Submediant – D-flat major Subtonic...
- Riemann described three abstract tonal "functions", tonic, dominant and subdominant, denoted by the letters T, D and S respectively, each of which could...
- major scale is: Tonic – G major Supertonic – A minor Mediant – B minor Subdominant – C major Dominant – D major Submediant – E minor Leading-tone – F-sharp...
- Tonic - B-flat minor Supertonic - C diminished Mediant - D-flat major Subdominant - E-flat minor Dominant - F minor Submediant - G-flat major Subtonic...
- are: Tonic - G minor Supertonic - A diminished Mediant - B-flat major Subdominant - C minor Dominant - D minor Submediant - E-flat major Subtonic - F major...
- is: Tonic - E major Supertonic - F-sharp minor Mediant - G-sharp minor Subdominant - A major Dominant - B major Submediant - C-sharp minor Leading-tone...
- functions as a type of subdominant (IV). In such cir****stances, the Neapolitan sixth is a chromatic alteration of the subdominant, and it has an immediately...