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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBDOMINANT

subdominant  [sʌbˈdɒmɪnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBDOMINANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subdominant can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES SUBDOMINANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subdominant

In music, the subdominant is the technical name for the fourth tonal degree of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is the same distance "below" the tonic as the dominant is above the tonic - in other words, the tonic is the dominant of the subdominant. It also happens to be the note immediately "below" the dominant. In the C major scale, the subdominant is the note F; and the subdominant chord uses the notes F, A, and C. In music theory, Roman numerals are used to symbolize the subdominant chord as 'IV' if it is within the major mode or 'iv' if it is within the minor mode. In very much conventionally tonal music, harmonic analysis will reveal a broad prevalence of the primary harmonies: tonic, dominant, and subdominant, and especially the first two of these. —Berry Because ii6, ii6 5, and neapolitan sixth chords contain the fourth scale degree in the bass, they are also considered subdominant harmonies because they substitute for the same harmonic purpose as chords built on the fourth scale degree.

Definition of subdominant in the English dictionary

The first definition of subdominant in the dictionary is the fourth degree of a major or minor scale. Other definition of subdominant is a key or chord based on this. Subdominant is also of or relating to the subdominant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBDOMINANT


codominant
kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt
contaminant
kənˈtæmɪnənt
culminant
ˈkʌlmɪnənt
determinant
dɪˈtɜːmɪnənt
discriminant
dɪˈskrɪmɪnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
eminent
ˈɛmɪnənt
examinant
ɪɡˈzæmɪnənt
fulminant
ˈfʌlmɪnənt
illuminant
ɪˈluːmɪnənt
imminent
ˈɪmɪnənt
luminant
ˈluːmɪnənt
nondominant
ˌnɒnˈdɒmɪnənt
overdominant
ˌəʊvəˈdɒmɪnənt
pre-eminent
prɪˈɛmɪnənt
predominant
prɪˈdɒmɪnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
ruminant
ˈruːmɪnənt
semidominant
ˌsɛmɪˈdɒmɪnənt
superdominant
ˌsuːpəˈdɒmɪnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBDOMINANT

subdiscipline
subdistrict
subdividable
subdivide
subdivider
subdivisible
subdivision
subdivisional
subdivisive
subdolous
subdorsal
subduable
subduably
subdual
subduce
subduct
subduction
subduction zone
subdue
subdued

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBDOMINANT

agglutinant
antigenic determinant
complainant
conglutinant
conterminant
declinant
decontaminant
Dinant
disciplinant
germinant
hallucinant
Jacobian determinant
nonrecombinant
nonruminant
ordinant
plainant
pregnant
recombinant
urinant
vaginant

Synonyms and antonyms of subdominant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subdominant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBDOMINANT

Find out the translation of subdominant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of subdominant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subdominant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

次要
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subdominante
570 millions of speakers

English

subdominant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subdominant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

subdominant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

субдоминанта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subdominant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subdominant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-dominante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subdominant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Subdominante
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下属和音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

subdominant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subdominant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subdominant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

subdominant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपडोमेनंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subdominant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottodominante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

subdominanty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

субдомінанта
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subdominant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

subdominant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subdominant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subdominanten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subdominant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of subdominant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBDOMINANT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBDOMINANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subdominant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBDOMINANT»

Discover the use of subdominant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subdominant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Composing for the Jazz Orchestra
ARY SUBDOMINANT MINOR CHORD. In the same way in which the secondary dominant seventh and the chromatic dominant seventh chords are constructed in relationship to each of the scale tones, secondary subdom- inant chords and ...
William Russo, 1961
2
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course: Level 3. Lesson, theory, solo
Writing the Subdominant 1. Circle all the SUBDOMINANT notes in the five scales on page 9. 2. Play each circled note, saying the name of the scale degree (tonic, subdominant or dominant). THE SCALE DEGREES ARE NUMBERED WITH ...
Morton Manus, Willard A. Palmer, Amanda Vick Lethco
3
Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century
Shirlaw 1917 and Ferris 1959 cover this speculative issue in more detail, including Rameau's later attempts to find a source for the subdominant. As with his search for the generation of the minor third, these speculative issues do not affect his ...
Joel Lester, 1994
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Style and Music: Theory, History, and Ideology
The misconstruing of the importance of the subdominant is of particular interest in the present context because the interpretation is symptomatic of an ideological outlook that prizes nature rather than nurture — an outlook, that is, that seeks to ...
Leonard B. Meyer, 1989
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Palmer-Hughes Spinet Organ Course, Bk 5
The fifth tone BELOW the tonic of any key is called the SUBDOMINANT of that key. This tone is also, incidentally, the fourth tone of the scale. There is danger of thinking that it is called the SUBDOMINANT because it is the tone immediately ...
Hughes, Palmer
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Essentials of Jazz Theory
Subdominant. Major. Seventh. Chords. (IVma7,. IVA?) As you know, chords are stacked 3rds, or "every other note" of a scale. Harmony in keys comes from creating chords over the various SCALE TONES (also called SCALE DEGREES).
Shelly Berg, 2004
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Handwriting Identification: Facts and Fundamentals
To induce some consistency in the language of writing examination, it appears much more appropriate to refer to the products of the other hand as writing or lettering of the subdominant hand, as opposed to that of the dominant or regnant  ...
Roy A. Huber, A.M. Headrick, 1999
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Subdivision Surfaces: With 52 Figures
We now focus on the two remaining classes of algorithms. If A ∈A11, then we have a double subdominant Jordan block J1 = J2 with Fourier index F(J 1 )=F(J2 )= {i,n−i}.IfA ∈A21, then we have a complex conjugate pair of subdominant Jordan ...
Jörg Peters, Ulrich Reif, 2008
9
Composition, Chromaticism and the Developmental Process: A ...
Indeed, the last movement's only non-tonic area is the subdominant. One might conclude, therefore, that Torelli was thinking of a subdominant bias because he thought of his E mode as mixolydian, perhaps even hypomixolydian, a mode ...
Henry Burnett, Roy Nitzberg, 2007
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Essentials of Music Theory, Bk 2: Alto Clef (Viola) Edition
The three most important scale degree names are the Tonic (I), Subdominant (IV) and Dominant (V). TONIC (I) The keynote of a scale is called the TONIC. It is the lowest and highest tone of the scale. Since the tonic is the 1st scale degree, it is ...
Karen Surmani, Andrew Surmani, Morton Manus, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBDOMINANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subdominant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aspen Opera Theater Center stages 'The Classical Style' and 'The …
“Tonic, Dominant and Subdominant walk into bar” may sound like the start of a joke (and it is), but the scene plays as pure comedy. The Tonic chord is a ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
2
Carbon Dioxide in Exoplanetary Atmospheres: Rarely Dominant …
Atmospheric mixing does not alter this conclusion if carbon dioxide is subdominant everywhere in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide may ... «Astrobiology News, Jul 15»
3
How Mariah Carey Composed a Christmas Classic Worthy of the …
The song also includes what I consider the most Christmassy chord of all—a minor subdominant, or “iv,” chord with an added 6, under the words “underneath the ... «Slate Magazine, Dec 14»
4
'The Classical Style,' an Opera Buffa at Zankel Hall
A fine mezzo-soprano, Peabody Southwell, is Subdominant, a character who holds more sway in the arrangement of chords than is implied by her name, as we ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
5
Deer Hunting Tactic: How to Kill the No-Cover Buck
Stake a single, standing, subdominant buck decoy about 15 yards in front of your blind. You can make the decoy even more realistic by installing taxidermy eyes, ... «Field and Stream, Oct 14»
6
With breath and buzz, Hatakeyama evokes hazy memory
As the harmonies turned more conventionally hopeful — a shift from minor-tinged modality to an expectant subdominant — the fuzz and feedback increased, ... «Boston Globe, Sep 14»
7
Jeremy Denk Swings From Bach To Ives, Rockport To Lenox
The opera imagines all three composers (and others) in heaven, joined by unlikely characters named Tonic, Dominant and Subdominant, and by Rosen himself, ... «WBUR, Aug 14»
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The Classical Style, Berkeley/Anya 17, San Francisco – review
A scene in a bar unites Tonic (without the gin) Dominant and Subdominant, who find that, despite their protestations, they cannot survive without each other. «Financial Times, Jun 14»
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Re-Composing Classical: Beach Blanket Beethoven, et al.
One of these is a love triangle between dominant, subdominant, and tonic chords. A glossary was provided to audience members, but the personalities were so ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, Jun 14»
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SFist Reviews: 'The Classical Style' at the Ojai North Festival
Bb comes in, as the "consequence" of F. In musical terms, Bb is the subdominant of F, a tonality which attracts F, where F wants to resolve. Bb therefore creates ... «SFist, Jun 14»

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