SUBDOMINANT

subdominant

(noun) (music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

subdominant (plural subdominants)

(music) The fourth tone of a scale.

(music) The triad built on the subdominant tone.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*dom"i*nant, n. (Mus.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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