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Triads and Seventh Chords

Question 1
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Which figure in figured bass notation corresponds to a root position seventh chord?

Question 2
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1 mark

When a piece of music modulates to the dominant key, which chord in the new key typically serves as the tonic?

Question 3
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1 mark

When a triad is in first inversion, which note of the chord should be in the bass voice?

Question 4
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1 mark

What must occur when preparing and resolving a dissonant fourth interval between tenor and bass voices in four-part harmony?

Question 5
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In a minor key piece where the dominant is presented in second inversion just before transitioning to the tonic in root position, what is the figured bass notation for this dominant chord?

Question 6
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1 mark

Which type of modulation makes use of scales or tonal centers related by whole tone steps?

Question 7
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1 mark

How is a second inversion triad figured in Roman numeral analysis?

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Question 8
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1 mark

A composer wants to introduce tension by employing non-chord tones into a contrapuntal passage; which non-chord tone creates dissonance when played against chord tones but resolves stepwise down?

Question 9
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1 mark

What figure would you expect to see under a root position dominant seventh chord in V7 form when no alteration or omission has occurred?

Question 10
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1 mark

If an F# diminished triad appears in root position within a harmonic progression in D minor, what roman numeral would appropriately represent its function?