Defn: The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key.
The genus Meloee affords an instance of a subdominant group of the first description.
We may take Scolia for an example of a subdominant group beginning more southward.
The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key.
They will remember that the first three keys in which they learnt to sing were C, G, and F major, and will therefore suggest that the tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords should be chosen.
The main theme at its third appearance is in the subdominant key, with effective rhythmic modifications.
The third movement consists of a fine Adagio in E flat, in the key of the subdominant and in three-four time.
The key of the subdominant enters with refreshing effect; after that, a return is made to the principal key, which continues until the close of the movement.
The cream is made in three color tones--the vanilla being the subdominant, as the chord is of subdominant character; the strawberry being the submediant, and the restful green the lowered supertonic or altered tone.
Then the original theme is resumed in the subdominant of the principal key (F-sharp major) and is given entire in the original key of C-sharp, the repetition being exact.
This is due to the first harmonic step from tonic to subdominant and back again, in the manner of the "Amen" cadence so well known in anthems.
Again, in modulating to the subdominant the softest chord of the primary key becomes tonic, the old tonic is comparatively bright, and a new and softer subdominant chord appears.
Illusory modulation to the flat 7th frequently occurs as a bold method of throwing strong emphasis on to the subdominant at the outset of a movement, as in Beethoven's Sonata, Op.
The submediant is so-called because if the subdominant is taken a 5th below the tonic, the submediant will come midway between it and the tonic, as the mediant comes midway between tonic and dominant.
Thus I represents tonic major, iv represents subdominant minor, and so on.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "subdominant" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: dominant; key; keynote; minor; tonality; tonic
