- 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...
- mediant") is
named thus
because it is
halfway between the
tonic and the
subdominant ("lower dominant") or
because its
position below the
tonic is symmetrical...
-
Riemann described three abstract tonal "functions", tonic,
dominant and
subdominant,
denoted by the
letters T, D and S respectively, each of
which could...
- roll. Typically, the
three chords used are the
chords on the tonic,
subdominant, and
dominant (scale
degrees I, IV and V): in the key of C,
these would...
-
prevalence of the
primary (often triadic) harmonies: tonic, dominant, and
subdominant (i.e., I and its
chief auxiliaries a 5th removed), and
especially the...
- in G major), and ii7/IV (Bmin.7, in E major). The
secondary subdominant is the
subdominant (IV) of the
tonicized chord. For example, in G major, the supertonic...
-
degrees in a
diatonic scale, the
eleventh degree is the same as the
subdominant (IV). The
eleventh is
considered highly dissonant with the
major third...
- by the
English name for
their function: tonic, supertonic, mediant,
subdominant, dominant, submediant,
subtonic or
leading note (leading tone in the...
- G
major are:
Tonic – G
major Supertonic – A
minor Mediant – B
minor Subdominant – C
major Dominant – D
major Submediant – E
minor Leading-tone – F-sharp...
