Play and Sing 3: Augmented Sixth Chords

  1. Provide full analysis.

  2. Play one part at the keyboard and sing the other. Then reverse.

  3. Transpose.

 

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In examples 5-10, play at the keyboard in several keys. Sing the outer voices. Provide full analysis.

Note the root position German sixth chord in example 5 and the altered dominants based on the French sixth model in examples 6-9.

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In example 10a the chromatic sequence employs French sixth and root position dominant seventh chords. In example 10b, passing, neighboring, and escape tones form tall chords (\musFlat{}9, \musSharp{}9, \musSharp{}11, 13, and \musFlat{}13).

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