Definition of supertonic in English:
supertonic
noun suːpəˈtɒnɪkˈsupərˌtɑnɪk
Music The second note of the diatonic scale of any key; the note above the tonic.
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, the supertonic chord in a major key would normally be indicated as ‘ii’.
- Leaps from this degree are allowed to the supertonic of the quinte and to the tonic quinte.
- So, my question is, along with the supertonic and the original 3 already mentioned, are there any more chords that could precede the dominant in an imperfect cadence?
- In major keys, the supertonic triad is a minor triad, because the interval between the supertonic and the subdominant is a minor 3rd.
- A real answer would modulate to the supertonic key, far from the tonic in which the subject is about to return; an adjustment is made so that the answer ends in the tonic key.
Definition of supertonic in US English:
supertonic
nounˈso͞opərˌtänikˈsupərˌtɑnɪk
Music The second note of the diatonic scale of any key; the note above the tonic.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leaps from this degree are allowed to the supertonic of the quinte and to the tonic quinte.
- For example, the supertonic chord in a major key would normally be indicated as ‘ii’.
- So, my question is, along with the supertonic and the original 3 already mentioned, are there any more chords that could precede the dominant in an imperfect cadence?
- In major keys, the supertonic triad is a minor triad, because the interval between the supertonic and the subdominant is a minor 3rd.
- A real answer would modulate to the supertonic key, far from the tonic in which the subject is about to return; an adjustment is made so that the answer ends in the tonic key.