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What is a suspension?
A chord tone held over into the next chord, creating dissonance, then resolving by step.
What is a retardation?
A suspension that resolves upwards by step.
What is a rearticulated suspension?
A suspension where the suspended note is re-struck instead of tied.
What is a chain of suspensions?
A series of suspensions occurring in succession.
What is the definition of resolution in the context of a suspension?
The stepwise movement of the suspended note to a consonance.
What is figured bass?
A notation system indicating intervals above the bass note.
Define dissonance.
A note or interval that sounds unstable and creates tension.
Define consonance.
A note or interval that sounds stable and creates relaxation.
What is the harmonic rhythm?
The rate at which chords change in a musical composition.
What is voice leading?
The smooth connection of individual melodic lines in a multi-voice texture.
In V7-I, what scale degree is often suspended?
The 4th scale degree.
What is the typical harmonic function of a 4-3 suspension in a V7-I cadence?
To create tension on the dominant and resolve to the tonic.
Where are 7-6 suspensions commonly found?
iii-vi progressions in Major or V-i6 in minor.
Where are 6-5 suspensions commonly found?
IV-I progressions.
What does '4-3' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where the suspended note is a 4th above the bass and resolves down to a 3rd.
What does '9-8' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where the suspended note is a 9th above the bass and resolves down to an 8th (octave).
What does '7-6' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where the suspended note is a 7th above the bass and resolves down to a 6th.
What does '6-5' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where the suspended note is a 6th above the bass and resolves down to a 5th.
What does '2-3' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where the suspended note is a 2nd above the bass and resolves up to a 3rd. Typically found when the suspension is in the bass.