In functional harmony, a B flat major triad in C major is called a 'subtonic', as long as it resolves to the C major chord*. Its symbol would be bVII (understanding the 'b' prefix to be a flat sign). The same triad in C minor would also be called subtonic, but the flat sign would not be necessary. Of course, the upper case Roman numeral differentiates it from the leading tone triad, whose symbol would be vii. Functionally, it is considered a dominant-type chord, since it replaces both the traditional V chord and the vii[dim] triad in establishing the tonic. *If the B flat triad appearing in C major resolved to E flat it would no longer be a subtonic, but would instead be considered a secondary dominant (V of [flat]III, or the flatted median).
Steve Larsen -----Original Message----- From: dc [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2016 8:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Finale] flat seventh chord Le 13/03/2016 14:05, Christopher Smith écrit : > Maybe some context would help us help you? What is the phrase and the topic > where the expression is used? Thanks, but I don't actually need any more help, since I found the music. I probably expressed myself poorly, but the context was a text I'm translating from English into French that mentions a "flat seventh chord". Since the term seemed ambiguous to me (and rightly so, it seems), I asked here what this meant for you. Then I found the music that shows that the author clearly meant a chord on the "flat seven" degree, and not a seventh chord. Thanks again to all of you. Dennis _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
