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In addition to the six known Diatonic Function-Deriving Operations listed above, there's also one Paradiatonic Function-Deriving Operation known as '''Neutralization''', which, as the name suggests, creates paradiatonic functions from the neutralization and hybridization of Major and Minor Diatonic scale degrees. | In addition to the six known Diatonic Function-Deriving Operations listed above, there's also one Paradiatonic Function-Deriving Operation known as '''Neutralization''', which, as the name suggests, creates paradiatonic functions from the neutralization and hybridization of Major and Minor Diatonic scale degrees. | ||
''' | '''Middle Mediant''' - This is nothing other than a neutralized Mediant, and thus, it has the Tonic Parallel, Serviant Adjacent, Preserviant and Predominant functions that you expect from a Mediant, only, it doesn't serve well at phrase endings, rather, its Tonic Parallel function is only appropriate during the middle of musical phrases. | ||
''' | '''Middle Contramediant''' - This is nothing other than a neutralized Contramediant, and thus, it has the Tonic Parallel, Dominant Adjacent, Preserviant and Predominant functions that you expect from a Contramediant, but, like with the Middle Mediant, it doesn't serve well at phrase endings, rather, its Tonic Parallel function is only appropriate during the middle of musical phrases. | ||
'''Subgradient''' - This is a note that occurs at intervals between roughly 48/25 above the Tonic and roughly 25 cents below the octave reduplication of the Tonic. These intervals tend to act as parachromatic alterations of either the Tonic, or, more rarely in Bass-Up Tonality, the Lead- however, there are functional differences between a Subgradient and a Lead in Bass-Up Tonality. In Bass-Up Tonality, Subgradients are often more likely to be passing tones than Leads, and, when they’re not merely passing non-chord tones, they are often harder to approach and or follow up without creating some kind of awkward tonal disconnect, with such a disconnect being especially noticeable for intervals like [[64/33]]. Furthermore, whereas a Lead can resolve to the Tonic in part through a strong harmonic connection, a Subgradient is much more likely to do so through sheer brute force, and even these cases require a proper set-up, as otherwise, the awkward tonal disconnect between the Subdietic and the Tonic is likely to result in the Subgradient resolving back down to either the Lead or the Semilead. As if that weren't enough, the Subgradient also has the Antintersubiant function. This function used to be called the "Subdietic", though that term has since been restricted to a related composite function (see below on Composite Functions). | '''Subgradient''' - This is a note that occurs at intervals between roughly 48/25 above the Tonic and roughly 25 cents below the octave reduplication of the Tonic. These intervals tend to act as parachromatic alterations of either the Tonic, or, more rarely in Bass-Up Tonality, the Lead- however, there are functional differences between a Subgradient and a Lead in Bass-Up Tonality. In Bass-Up Tonality, Subgradients are often more likely to be passing tones than Leads, and, when they’re not merely passing non-chord tones, they are often harder to approach and or follow up without creating some kind of awkward tonal disconnect, with such a disconnect being especially noticeable for intervals like [[64/33]]. Furthermore, whereas a Lead can resolve to the Tonic in part through a strong harmonic connection, a Subgradient is much more likely to do so through sheer brute force, and even these cases require a proper set-up, as otherwise, the awkward tonal disconnect between the Subdietic and the Tonic is likely to result in the Subgradient resolving back down to either the Lead or the Semilead. As if that weren't enough, the Subgradient also has the Antintersubiant function. This function used to be called the "Subdietic", though that term has since been restricted to a related composite function (see below on Composite Functions). | ||