User:Pailiaq/Tritone substitution: Difference between revisions

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* The leading tone resolves by a smaller step (~50¢) to the tonic—a tighter, more chromatic pull

* The ~~subdominant tendency tone~~ now sits ~550¢ above the tonic, requiring a ~150¢ descent to reach the mediant at 400¢

* The fourth now sits ~550¢ above the tonic, requiring a ~150¢ descent to reach the mediant at 400¢

* The small leading tone at extremes starts to feel weaker, becoming more like a comma adjustment of the tonic rather than a melodic step

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* The leading tone resolves by ~150¢—a wider, more whole-tone-like motion

* The ~~subdominant tendency~~ tone at ~450¢ resolves down by ~50¢ to the ~~mediant~~

* The fourth tone at ~450¢ resolves down by ~50¢ to the 400c major third, though may also voicelead more smoothly to the neutral or minor third, letting you target different tonic chords besides major different major

* The upward resolution feels less urgent

This balancing act means that dominant function in xenharmonic systems can take on different characters depending on where the leading tone sits. ~~Systems~~ with a leading tone ~~close~~ to ~~1100¢ and~~ a tritone ~~close to 600¢ will exhibit~~ the ~~most "12-EDO-like" dominant function; systems with more deviant values will have their own unique dominant flavors~~.

This balancing act means that dominant function in xenharmonic systems can take on different characters depending on where the leading tone sits. If using a wider tritone, like 630c, with the leading tone at 1050c, the fourth tone will then be located at 420c, which will lead very cleanly to a minor or neutral chord. So tritone size as well as its position in the leading tone interval region gives it different properties.

==Summary==

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 * The leading tone resolves by a smaller step (~50¢) to the tonic—a tighter, more chromatic pull
-* The subdominant tendency tone now sits ~550¢ above the tonic, requiring a ~150¢ descent to reach the mediant at 400¢
+* The fourth now sits ~550¢ above the tonic, requiring a ~150¢ descent to reach the mediant at 400¢
 * The small leading tone at extremes starts to feel weaker, becoming more like a comma adjustment of the tonic rather than a melodic step
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 * The leading tone resolves by ~150¢—a wider, more whole-tone-like motion
-* The subdominant tendency tone at ~450¢ resolves down by ~50¢ to the mediant
+* The fourth tone at ~450¢ resolves down by ~50¢ to the 400c major third, though may also voicelead more smoothly to the neutral or minor third, letting you target different tonic chords besides major different major
 * The upward resolution feels less urgent
-This balancing act means that dominant function in xenharmonic systems can take on different characters depending on where the leading tone sits. Systems with a leading tone close to 1100¢ and a tritone close to 600¢ will exhibit the most "12-EDO-like" dominant function; systems with more deviant values will have their own unique dominant flavors.
+This balancing act means that dominant function in xenharmonic systems can take on different characters depending on where the leading tone sits. If using a wider tritone, like 630c, with the leading tone at 1050c, the fourth tone will then be located at 420c, which will lead very cleanly to a minor or neutral chord. So tritone size as well as its position in the leading tone interval region gives it different properties.
 ==Summary==