> On Jun 29, 2005, at 9:14 PM, Christopher Smith wrote: > >> Subdominant (used to mean the 4th of the scale, or the chord built >> on it. Now means ANY chord that can lead to a dominant >
If this is true, then do you call the 7th a sub-tonic ? Call me aa A-retentive tradionalist, but I believe that by changing the meaning of the term obfuscates it's meaning and makes subsequent discussions between musicians/composers/arrangers much more difficult than it already is. If someone says to me "sub-dominant" within a music discussion, I will take that to mean the pitch just BELOW the Dominant or the 4th pitch in the scale. Richard Bartkus PS - Does a sub-dominatrix lead to a dominatrix, or is that anyone who is submissive to a dominantrix ? <LOL> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
