Definitions for subtonic
sʌbˈtɒn ɪksubton·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subtonic, leading tonenoun

   (music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. subtonicnoun

   The note immediately below the upper note of a musical scale.

2. subtonicnoun

   An imperfectly articulated sound or utterance, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833).

3. subtonicadjective

   Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated sounds or utterances that are inaudible or barely audible, as characterized by Dr. James Rush (Guide to Pronunciation, 1833).

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1. Subtonic

   In music, the subtonic is the degree of a musical scale which is a whole step below the tonic note. In a major key, it is a lowered, or flattened, seventh scale degree (♭). It appears as the seventh scale degree in the natural minor and descending melodic minor scales but not in the major scale. In major keys, the subtonic sometimes appears in borrowed chords. In the movable do solfège system, the subtonic note is sung as te (or ta). The subtonic can be contrasted with the leading note, which is a half step below the tonic. The distinction between leading note and subtonic has been made by theorists since at least the second quarter of the 20th century. Before that, the term subtonic often referred to the leading tone triad, for example.The word subtonic is also used as an English translation of subtonium, the Latin term used in Gregorian chant theory for the similar usage of a tone one whole step below the mode final in the Dorian, Phrygian, and Mixolydian modes.

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1. subtonic

   The subtonic is the seventh note or degree of a diatonic scale. In music theory, it is known as the leading tone if it is a half step below the tonic or octave note, and the subtonic if it is a whole step below the tonic note. It is also commonly referred to as the leading note.

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1. Subtonicadjective

   applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202

2. Subtonicnoun

   a subtonic sound or element; a vocal consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal

3. Subtonicnoun

   the seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; -- called also subsemitone

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1. Subtonic

   In music, the subtonic is the scale degree below the tonic or, more specifically, the flattened seventh: the lowered or minor seventh degree of the scale, a whole step below the tonic, as opposed to the leading tone, which is only a half step below the tonic. The distinction between leading tone and subtonic has been made by theorists since at least the second quarter of the 20th century. The subtonic appears in three forms: as the scale degree, ♭, melodically and as the chord ♭VII in both ♭VII-I cadence and in modulations harmonically. The word is also used as an English translation of subtonium, the Latin term used in Gregorian chant theory for the similar usage of a tone one whole step below the mode final in the Dorian, Phrygian, and Mixolydian modes. For example, in the A minor scale, the subtonic is the note G; and the subtonic triad consists of the notes G, B, and D. In music theory, the subtonic chord is symbolized with the Roman numeral ♭VII for a major triad built on the note, or ♭vii for a minor triad; in a minor key, the flat symbol is sometimes omitted by some theorists because the subtonic note appears in the natural minor scale, but the flat symbol is usually used for the major scale because the subtonic is a non-scale note.

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1. Subtonic

   sub′ton-ik, n. (mus.) the seventh of the scale.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of subtonic in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of subtonic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=subtonic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Subtonic
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtonic
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtonic
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=subtonic
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=subtonic