submediant
the sixth tone of a diatonic scale, being midway between the subdominant and the upper tonic.
Origin of submediant
1- Also called superdominant.
Words Nearby submediant
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How to use submediant in a sentence
In the opening Allegro the second subject occurs, by way of exception, in the major key of the submediant.
The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. ShedlockThe second (in B flat) is in the submediant, the last in the tonic major.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies | Philip H. GoeppThe second subject is propounded by the oboes (in the rather unusual related key of the submediant).
Contemporary American Composers | Rupert HughesTo be sure, Beethoven did invent the change to a lowered submediant in a succeeding movement.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies | Philip H. Goepp
British Dictionary definitions for submediant
/ (sʌbˈmiːdɪənt) music /
the sixth degree of a major or minor scale
a key or chord based on this
of or relating to the submediant
- Also (US and Canadian): superdominant
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