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THE NATURE OF MUSIC 



part played by re and la in major is repeated in minor 

 by its corresponding tones ti and fa. Thus, as we 

 have seen, the efficient accent on re generated the reg- 

 nant Dominant (V) in major; hkewise the efficient 

 accent on ti generated the regnant Dominant (F) in 

 minor. Again, the efficient accent on la caused the 

 genesis of the regnant Subdominant (IV) in major, on 

 fa the corresponding regnant Subdominant {iv) in 

 minor. In the parallel examples below compare 

 these corresponding regnant harmonies and note the 

 harmonic reports upon their genesis as just ex- 

 plained. 



Major 



m 



g 



I 



IV 



Minor 



m 



^i 



IV 



Our next consideration is the minor form of dis- 

 sonance and how it arose. The entire harmonic 

 thread (comprising five components) of the genus dis- 

 sonance (prototype major form) was and is latent in 

 the major cadence-tone re. Likewise the entire har- 

 monic thread (comprising five components) of the 

 derived and transmuted form of dissonance in minor 

 was and is latent in the corresponding minor cadence- 

 tone ti. Compare the two in the following example : — 



