supertonicn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəˌtɒnɪk/,

/ˈsjuːpəˌtɒnɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsupərˌtɑnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, tonic n.

Etymology: < super- prefix + tonic n., probably after French sus-tonique (a1789 or earlier). Compare earlier subtonic adj. and later subtonic n. Compare also superdominant n.

Music.

A. n.

The note next above the tonic; the second of the scale.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [noun] > diatonic scale series > notes in diatonic scale

keya1450

seventh1591

fifth1597

final1609

octave1656

sub-octave1659

keynote1677

mediant1721

sensible note?1775

subdominant?1775

submediant?1775

medius1782

leading note1786

nominal1786

subsemitone1799

superdominant1806

supertonic1806

tonic1806

subtonic1817

dominant1823

sensitive note1845

nominal note1884

1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. ii. v. 135 The Supertonic, or second above the Key-note.

1818 T. Busby Gram. Music 60 Whatever the key in which the octave is taken, do is the tonic, re the supertonic.

1868 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Harmony xi. 128 The dominant of a dominant, i.e. the supertonic.

1919 H. Grace French Organ Music Past & Present 134 The old composer's fondness for the fall of a seventh in cadences is outdone here, Widor leaping from the supertonic to the ninth below.

1989 P. van der Merwe Origins Pop. Style (1992) xxvi. 234 The descent from the mediant or supertonic to the dominant which occurs in most of these tunes ((e″) d″ c″ a′ g′).

2009 D. Katz Janáček beyond Borders v. 103 Both passages start on the fifth degree, move to the tonic, up to the supertonic, and back down to the tonic.

B. adj. (attributive).

Relating to the supertonic of a scale; (esp. of a chord) having the supertonic as its root.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > chord > [adjective] > root of chord

fundamental1610

radical1721

supertonic1867

rooted1883

1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony iv. 125 The chromatic raising of the 3rd in the supertonic chord.

1889 E. Prout Harmony xiii. 135 The chord of the supertonic seventh.

1922 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 42 141 The C mode may be taken in Scales I, II, or III. IV is used when a passing modulation is made into the supertonic minor.

1933 Musical Times Feb. 120/1 The grace-notes combine to suggest the Supertonic Minor Ninth.

2009 D. Heartz Mozart, Haydn & Early Beethoven ii. 208 The aria..continues with the rich sound of a supertonic seventh chord inverted so that the seventh, G, is in the bass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supertonic
释义	supertonicn.adj. Brit. /ˈsuːpəˌtɒnɪk/, /ˈsjuːpəˌtɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌtɑnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: super- prefix, tonic n. Etymology: < super- prefix + tonic n., probably after French sus-tonique (a1789 or earlier). Compare earlier subtonic adj. and later subtonic n. Compare also superdominant n. Music. A. n. The note next above the tonic; the second of the scale. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > system of sounds or intervals > [noun] > diatonic scale series > notes in diatonic scale keya1450 seventh1591 fifth1597 final1609 octave1656 sub-octave1659 keynote1677 mediant1721 sensible note?1775 subdominant?1775 submediant?1775 medius1782 leading note1786 nominal1786 subsemitone1799 superdominant1806 supertonic1806 tonic1806 subtonic1817 dominant1823 sensitive note1845 nominal note1884 1806 J. W. Callcott Musical Gram. ii. v. 135 The Supertonic, or second above the Key-note. 1818 T. Busby Gram. Music 60 Whatever the key in which the octave is taken, do is the tonic, re the supertonic. 1868 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Harmony xi. 128 The dominant of a dominant, i.e. the supertonic. 1919 H. Grace French Organ Music Past & Present 134 The old composer's fondness for the fall of a seventh in cadences is outdone here, Widor leaping from the supertonic to the ninth below. 1989 P. van der Merwe Origins Pop. Style (1992) xxvi. 234 The descent from the mediant or supertonic to the dominant which occurs in most of these tunes ((e″) d″ c″ a′ g′). 2009 D. Katz Janáček beyond Borders v. 103 Both passages start on the fifth degree, move to the tonic, up to the supertonic, and back down to the tonic. B. adj. (attributive). Relating to the supertonic of a scale; (esp. of a chord) having the supertonic as its root. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > chord > [adjective] > root of chord fundamental1610 radical1721 supertonic1867 rooted1883 1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony iv. 125 The chromatic raising of the 3rd in the supertonic chord. 1889 E. Prout Harmony xiii. 135 The chord of the supertonic seventh. 1922 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 42 141 The C mode may be taken in Scales I, II, or III. IV is used when a passing modulation is made into the supertonic minor. 1933 Musical Times Feb. 120/1 The grace-notes combine to suggest the Supertonic Minor Ninth. 2009 D. Heartz Mozart, Haydn & Early Beethoven ii. 208 The aria..continues with the rich sound of a supertonic seventh chord inverted so that the seventh, G, is in the bass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1806
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