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=== Neutral Degree Functions === | === Neutral Degree Functions === | ||
While some neutralized scale degrees- such as the Neutral third and Neutral sixth- have the same diatonic functions as the adjacent Major and Minor scale degrees aside from | While some neutralized scale degrees- such as the Neutral third and Neutral sixth- have the same diatonic functions as the adjacent Major and Minor scale degrees aside from being dissonances in counterpoint, this is not the case for neutral seconds and neutral sevenths. | ||
'''Semicontralead''' - This is a note that occurs roughly at intervals between 14/13 and 567/512 above the Tonic as the second scale degree. Naturally, this interval functions as a sort of cross between a Contralead and a Supertonic, and indeed chords built on this can function as some sort of cross between a Neapolitan chord and a Supertonic chord. However, there are ways in which the Semicontralead is distinct from both. Notably, set-ups and follow-ups for a Semicontralead- apart from root motion by a fifth- are generally best when moving in a given Tonality's direction of construction, as intervals like this moving stepwise in the opposite direction are likely to create a disjunct without proper context. The [[12/11]] neutral second is a rather typical example of an interval with this function. | '''Semicontralead''' - This is a note that occurs roughly at intervals between 14/13 and 567/512 above the Tonic as the second scale degree. Naturally, this interval functions as a sort of cross between a Contralead and a Supertonic, and indeed chords built on this can function as some sort of cross between a Neapolitan chord and a Supertonic chord. However, there are ways in which the Semicontralead is distinct from both. Notably, set-ups and follow-ups for a Semicontralead- apart from root motion by a fifth- are generally best when moving in a given Tonality's direction of construction, as intervals like this moving stepwise in the opposite direction are likely to create a disjunct without proper context. The [[12/11]] neutral second is a rather typical example of an interval with this function. | ||