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== As an initiating event in a piece == | == As an initiating event in a piece == | ||
In Common Practice music, most pieces began in the tonic key, and thus, the tonic can be considered a very common initiating event for a | In Common Practice music, most pieces began in the tonic key, and thus, the tonic can be considered a very common initiating event for a piece— a function which continues to be widespread in Western Classical music. | ||
== Relationship to other functions == | == Relationship to other functions == | ||