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What is the function of a cadential I6/4?

Briefly expands the dominant area.

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What is the function of a cadential I6/4?

Briefly expands the dominant area.

Analyze: IV - I6/4 - IV in C Major.

Neighboring 6/4 progression.

Analyze: I - V6/4 - I6 in C Major.

Passing 6/4 progression.

Analyze: I - I6 - I6/4 in C Major.

Arpeggiated 6/4 progression.

In a cadential 6/4 context, what typically precedes the I6/4?

A predominant harmony (IV or ii6).

What does V 6-5/4-3 indicate?

Figured bass for cadential 6/4 resolving to V.

What does V 8-7/6-5/4-3 indicate?

Figured bass for cadential 6/4 resolving to V7.

What is a cadential 6/4 chord?

A I6/4 chord preceding a V chord at a cadence, acting as a dominant embellishment.

What is a neighboring/pedal 6/4 chord?

A 6/4 chord where the bass note remains constant while upper voices embellish around it.

What is a passing 6/4 chord?

A 6/4 chord that connects two chords by stepwise motion in the bass line, usually a third apart.

What is an arpeggiated 6/4 chord?

A 6/4 chord that embellishes the same triad by changing the bass note, creating inversions.

What is the function of a 6/4 chord?

Primarily used to embellish existing harmonies, not to add new harmonic functions.

What is the Roman numeral analysis of a cadential 6/4?

V 6-5/4-3 (or V 8-7/6-5/4-3 when resolving to V7)

What is a predominant harmony?

A chord that typically precedes the dominant (V) chord, such as IV or ii6.