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supertonic
[ soo-per-ton-ik ]
supertonic
/ ˌsuːpəˈtɒnɪk /
noun
- the second degree of a major or minor scale
- a key or chord based on this
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Word History and Origins
Origin of supertonic1
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Example Sentences
Not infrequently the theme ends on the leading note or supertonic which strikes the ear with a perpetual surprise, the cadence leading one to anticipate a repetition rather than a conclusion of the air.
From Project Gutenberg
The cream is made in three color tones—the vanilla being the subdominant, as the chord is of subdominant character; the strawberry being the submediant, and the restful green the lowered supertonic or altered tone.”
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In the last measure but one, both the supertonic and leading tone should appear.
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