Music

Subdominant

Jovan Stosic February 18, 2019

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. It is sung as fa in solfege. In the C major scale (white keys on a piano, starting on C), 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 (because it is a major triad, for example F-A-C in C major) or ‘iv’ if it is within the minor mode (because it is a minor triad, for example F-A♭-C in C minor).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subdominant

Dominant (music)

Jovan Stosic February 18, 2019

In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale, called “dominant” because it is next in importance to the tonic, and a dominant chord is any chord built upon that pitch, using the notes of the same diatonic scale. The dominant is sung as so in solfege. The dominant function (diatonic function) has the role of creating instability that requires the tonic for resolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominant_(music)

Aleksandra Kurzak

Jovan Stosic February 18, 2019

Aleksandra Kurzak (born 7 August 1977 in Brzeg Dolny) is a Polish operatic soprano. She has performed on many prominent international stages across Europe and Northern America including Royal Opera House in London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Vienna State Opera, and the Paris Opera. She had been successful in light and coloratura soprano roles and gradually taking on heavier roles in Italian Bel Canto and Verismo repertoire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandra_Kurzak

Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm

Jovan Stosic February 18, 2019

In music, the terms additive and divisive are used to distinguish two types of both rhythm and meter:

  • A divisive (or, alternately, multiplicative) rhythm is a rhythm in which a larger period of time is divided into smaller rhythmic units or, conversely, some integer unit is regularly multiplied into larger, equal units.
  • This can be contrasted with additive rhythm, in which larger periods of time are constructed by concatenating (joining end to end) a series of units into larger units of unequal length, such as a 5
    8     meter produced by the regular alternation of 2
    8     and 3
    8     (London 2001, §I.8).

When applied to meters, the terms perfect and imperfect are sometimes used as the equivalents of divisive and additive, respectively (Read 1969, 150).

Additive and divisive meters.

For example, 4 may be evenly divided by 2 or reached by adding 2 + 2. In contrast, 5 is only evenly divisible by 5 and 1 and may be reached by adding 2 or 3. Thus, 4
8 (or, more commonly, 2
4) is divisive while 5
8 is additive.

Source: Additive rhythm and divisive rhythm – Wikipedia

Additive meter – Definition

Jovan Stosic February 18, 2019
Patterns of beats that subdivide into smaller, irregular groups (e.g., 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 10); common in certain types of Eastern European music.
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Source: Additive meter – Definition (Artopium’s Music Dictionary)