Definition of Subdominant

1. Noun. (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale.

Generic synonyms: Musical Note, Note, Tone
Category relationships: Music

Definition of Subdominant

1. n. The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so called as being under the dominant.

Definition of Subdominant

1. Noun. (music) The fourth tone of a scale. ¹

2. Noun. (music) The triad built on the subdominant tone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subdominant

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Literary usage of Subdominant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nature of Harmony and Metre by Moritz Hauptmann (1888)
"42) in the subdominant or dominant direction, when it encroaches, that is, ... Suppose the step taken to the subdominant side, the Third of the dominant ..."

2. Cumulative Harmony by William Johnston McCoy (1916)
"C * CHAPTER XVI SECONDARY CHORDS ON THE subdominant In the subdominant chord, the 6th may be substituted for the 5th, to form the subdominant substituted ..."

3. The Musical World (1860)
"Chord of the subdominant. Modulus of the Scale. Again, the chord of the dominant in combination with the modulus of the scale decides the key, ..."

4. The Material Used in Musical Composition: A System of Harmony Designed by Percy Goetschius (1913)
"IV I - IV - CONNECTION OF THE subdominant AND DOMINANT TRIADS. 97. The foregoing examples illustrated the connection of the tonic triad with the dominant ..."

5. A Simple Method of Modern Harmony by Carl William Grimm (1900)
"Sr ' subdominant relative chord situated a minor third below the subdominant. Sc ' subdominant correlative chord situated a major third above the ..."

6. Harmony: A Course of Study by George Whitefield Chadwick (1922)
"THE MODULATION TO THE subdominant. The subdominant (or dominant below the tonic) is as nearly related (as a key) to the tonic as is the dominant above the ..."

7. Harmony, a Course of Study by George Whitefield Chadwick (1897)
"THE MODULATION TO THE subdominant. The subdominant (or dominant below the tonic) is as nearly related (as a key) to the tonic as is the dominant above the ..."

8. Chambers's Information for the People by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1842)
"Tts employment may be understood from the following example :— The above four triads—the tonic, dominant, subdominant, and supertonic—are the most the ..."

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