Broekhoven, John Andrew

A System of Harmony for Teacher and Pupil; with Copious Examples, Practical Exercises, Questions and Index

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ... does therefore not establish the character of a chord of the ninth as definitely as is the case in 134--C, where the chord of the ninth resolves into the tonic triad direct. This alone gives it harmonic significance. 136. Irregular Application of the Ninth.--The ninth in the chord of the dominant ninth does not always establish the chord of the ninth (135--Remark). A.--The dominant ninth may be employed (in an upper voice) by moving from the Root of the dominant sept-chord up one degree to the ninth and back (a, e, )7 or from the Third down one degree to the ninth and back ( b, f). B.--The dominant ninth may be employed by ascending from the roOT of the dominant sept-chord diatonically through the ninth up to the third of the chord (c, g, ), or descending from the latter (third) through the ninth back to the Root ( d, h, ). v a: V7. N. B.--At a, b, e, and/ the ninth has the character of changing-note (163 ), at c, d, g and h, of a passing-note (161); in none of these examples has it the character of a proper ninth-chord, which it has at a, b, c, in 134 ( see 135--Remark ). REMARK.--At f, g, and A, we employed the major ninth ( FJ) in the minor scale instead of the minor ninth ( F). This was conditioned by the melodic requirements of the melodic minor scale (see 123). More of this in 161--B. 137. Inversions of the Chord of the Ninth.--The inversions of the chord of the dominant ninth are employed in certain instances only. MAXIM.--The ninths in their applications must remain at a distance of a ninth from the root (a); never a second (as at b), nor be placed below the root (d). A.--Any inversion of the chord of the ninth is practicable if the ninth appears no nearer than a ninth to the fundamental ( a), and (in the major scale) if the ninth lies above the third