SUSPENSIONS CHAPTER 9

Incomplete Neighbor Tone

Double Neighbor Tone

SUSPENSION DEFINITION: a rhythmic embellishment where a consonance is held over to the next beat, creating a dissonance with the new harmony. The dissonance is resolved by step, creating another consonant interval. Suspensions are designated by intervals above the bass; the most common are 7-6, 4-3, and 9-8.

SUSPENSION IN 3 PARTS 1 - Consonance (called the preparation) 2 - Consonance held over into the next beat to make an accented dissonance (the suspension) 3 - Resolution of the dissonance by step (called the resolution) (KEY CONCEPTS PAGE 167)

LABELED EXAMPLE

SUSPENSION NAMES Suspensions are named by the interval numbers of the dissonance and resolution. The most common types of suspensions made by the rhythmic displacement of an upper voice are 4-3, 7-6, and 9-8.

BASIC EXAMPLE

BASIC 4-3 SUSPENSION

TWO VOICE 4-3 SUSPENSION

ANOTHER 4-3 EXAMPLE

BASIC 7-6 SUSPENSION

TWO VOICE 7-6 SUSPENSION

BASIC 9-8 EXAMPLE

TWO VOICE 9-8 SUSPENSION

OTHER BASIC EXAMPLES

CHAIN OF SUSPENSIONS

CHAIN OF SUSPENSIONS

CHAIN OF SUSPENSIONS

ANTICIPATION SUSPENSION

FOUTH SPECIES COUNTERPOINT TIED NOTES GIVE FOUTH SPECIED COUNTERPOINT AWAY

Embellishing Tones Graphic Organizer

VOCABULARY TERMS FOR TEST Neighbor Terms Upper Neighbor Lower Neighbor Double Neighbor Incomplete Neighbor Accented Neighbor Upper Chromatic Neighbor Lower Chromatic Neighbor Other Terms Passing Tones Suspensions 9-8; 7-6; 4-3 Chain of Suspensions Chromatic Passing Tones Chordal Skips Imitation Fourth Species Fifth Species