Harmony 5 Flashcards
Primary triads in root position connection guidelines
- Place roots in bass
- Keep common tone in the same voice, move the rest by step
- When there is conjunct root movement there is no common tone, move all upper voices contrary to bass
Is it better to double modal or tonal notes?
Tonal
What is the primary way the key is established
Moving from the dominant triad to the tonic triad
How is harmonic minor made
In natural minor you borrow the 5 chord from the parallel major. This raises the the seventh of the scale
What is figured bass
Indicated the notes above the bass as simple intervals
Figured bass for root position triads with the root doubled
8
5
3
In figured bass, when no numbers appear
Root position triad
5
5
3
Root position w fifth doubled
5
3
3
Root position w third doubled
5
3
3
Root position w third doubled
8
8
3
Root tripledand fifth omitted
What does a slash thru a figured bass number mean
Flat
If there is an accidental on the chord, what happens with the figured bass
The figured bass gets a corresponding accidental
What are the 3 cadence’s for primary triads in root position
Authentic
Plagal
Half
What is an authentic cadence
When a dominant chord moves to a tonic chord at a cadence point
What is perfect authentic
Both chords are in root position and the soprano voice has has the root on the tonic
Where does perfect authentic usually occur
The final cadence
What is imperfect authentic cadence
Either chord is inverted or the soprano doesn’t play the root on the tonic
Plagal cadence
Subdominant to tonic at a cadence point
Perfect plagal
Both chords in root positions soprano has the root on the tonic chord
Imperfect plagal cadence
Either chord not in root position or soprano doesn’t have root on tonic chord
Half cadence
Any chord in any inversion moves to dominant chord at cadence point
Plagal half
Any chord in any inversion moves to a subdominant chord
Are half cadences used as final cadences
No
