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...
- Riemann described three abstract tonal "functions", tonic, dominant and subdominant, denoted by the letters T, D and S respectively, each of which could...
- are: Tonic – F minor Supertonic – G diminished Mediant – A-flat major Subdominant – B-flat minor Dominant – C minor Submediant – D-flat major Subtonic...
- prevalence of the primary (often triadic) harmonies: tonic, dominant, and subdominant (i.e., I and its chief auxiliaries a 5th removed), and especially 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- are: Tonic – G minor Supertonic – A diminished Mediant – B-flat major Subdominant – C minor Dominant – D minor Submediant – E-flat major Subtonic – F major...