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1
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three part process

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  • preparation must be a consonant pitch
  • retain the pitch as a dissonance in the new chord
  • resolve the pitch down by step to a consonant pitch in the new chord
2
Q

how it is used

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  • can be a tied suspension
  • included in a longer note value with smaller rhythmic valued notes moving
  • can be re-articulated suspension
3
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suspensions

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  • names of suspension imply their placement in the chord and the chord’s inversion
  • 7-6 requires the new chords to be in first inversion
    • resolves to a first-inversion triad
  • 4-3 and 9-8 resolve into a root position chord
    • 4-3 often occurs at the V-I AC
  • most suspensions occur in the upper three voices
  • it is possible for the bass to be involved in a 2-3 suspension
    • going to move into a first inversion chord or a root position chord
    • suspensions in bass voice is harder to identify in analysis
  • the main change in suspension in 4-part writing is the opportunity for combined suspension to take place. “double suspension” involves tow suspensions simultaneously
  • “retardation” follows the same rules as a suspension, but it resolves upward
    • uses leading tone to resolve to tonic as an example, 7-8 suspension
    • they are the mirror image of suspensions
    • often used simultaneously with suspensions for greater effect
  • chains of suspensions are still commonly used
    • since we have four parts, we can overlap chains in two parts
  • suspensions can be embellished by adding more notes prior to the resolutions
  • the resolved pitch can also be further embellished before completely coming to rest
    • lower neighbor commonly used
4
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the three steps a suspensions must follow, in which order

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  • preparation, retention, release
5
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like other embellishing tones, the purpose of suspensions is to create interest through dissonance

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  • true
6
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7-6 suspensions resolve into inversion chords, whereas 9-8 and 4-3 suspensions resolve into ________ chords

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  • root position
7
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a suspensions that resolves upward is called a ______

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  • retardation

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