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A 7–6 suspension, for example, includes a strong-beat suspension that forms a seventh with the cantus, which resolves down by step to a weak-beat tone that forms a sixth with the cantus. Possible dissonant suspensions above the cantus firmus are 7–6, 4–3, and 9–8.
- What is suspension in music theory?
- How do you write a suspension in music theory?
- What is a 4-3 suspension music theory?
What is suspension in music theory?
suspension, in music, a means of creating tension by prolonging a consonant note while the underlying harmony changes, normally on a strong beat. Related Topics: Harmony. The resulting dissonance persists until the suspended note resolves by stepwise motion into a new consonant harmony.
How do you write a suspension in music theory?
A suspension can be created when changing chords. The chord changes are the same in both examples. However, in the 2nd extract the F is held and does not move down a degree to the E until the 2nd beat of the bar. The point at which the F is held in dissonance over the new chord is called the suspension.
What is a 4-3 suspension music theory?
4-3 suspension (plural 4-3 suspensions) A musical device, commonplace in the Western classical tradition, whereby a suspension is formed through a note a fourth above the bass which resolves to a third.
