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Identify: A V7 chord resolving to a I chord with a 4-3 suspension.
V7-I cadence with 4-3 suspension.
What does '4-3' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where a 4th above the bass resolves to a 3rd.
What does '9-8' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where a 9th above the bass resolves to an 8th.
What does '7-6' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where a 7th above the bass resolves to a 6th.
What does '6-5' in figured bass indicate?
A suspension where a 6th above the bass resolves to a 5th.
In figured bass, what does a '#' next to a number indicate?
Raise the note by a half step.
What does '2-3' in figured bass indicate in the bass line?
A suspension in the bass line where a 2nd above the bass resolves to a 3rd.
What is a suspension?
A chord tone from a previous chord held over into the next, creating dissonance, resolving by step to a chord tone on an unaccented beat.
What is a retardation?
A type of suspension where the suspended note resolves upwards by step.
What is a rearticulated suspension?
A suspension where the suspended note is not tied to the previous note but is played again on the beat.
What is a chain of suspensions?
A series of suspensions that occur in succession, where each note of a chord is suspended and resolved, one at a time.
Where do suspensions occur?
Suspensions occur on accented beats (typically the downbeat) and resolve on unaccented beats.