dominant
- noun
- /ˈdɑːmɪnənt/
- Specialized
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dominante
- In music theory, the dominant chord leads naturally to the tonic, creating a sense of resolution.
That's the sub dominant chord which is F major.
- That's the sub dominant chord which is F major.
Examples
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The melody resolves into the dominant note, providing a feeling of suspense before returning to the tonic.
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It often pulls into the dominant, which then pulls into the tonic in that fashion.
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And then it follows with a an, a dominant diminished line.
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In an analysis of Flaubert's novel Salammbo, the dominant turns out to be a useful concept.
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Through the effacement of the narrator, the dominant is served: the author's presence is displaced one level further away from the actual text.
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The dominant necessitates the use of other literary devices within the text, such as the preservation of an impersonalized narrator.
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The 19th-20th century 2-storey buildings are the architectural dominant of Kirovka, and architecture addicts will surely like it a lot.
Blog text (10) -
The concept of the dominant was developed in the framework of Russian Formalism in the first half of this century, but it can theoretically be applied to art regardless of cultural or temporal considerations.
Academic text (1992) -
The contradiction in Jameson's description, then, seems to be that the very moment that signals the end to modernism's position as the cultural dominant reinscribes the modernist aesthetic of fresh perception.
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When composing a piece, understanding the role of the dominant is crucial for establishing proper harmony.
Compounds
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3.9
A gene that makes a trait appear when only one copy is present and hides the other gene
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6.5
A disease that happens when one copy of a gene on a non-sex chromosome changes
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A version of a gene that shows its trait even with a different version
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A genetic disease from a changed gene on a non-sex chromosome where one bad copy causes illness
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A way a strong gene on the X chromosome causes a trait in children who inherit it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dominant comes from the Latin dominus, which means 'lord' or 'master'. In music the dominant is the 'ruling' fifth note that creates tension and wants to return to the home note, so it helps shape the key of the piece.