The Philosophy of Music: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures ...
The Philosophy of Music: Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures ...
Pole, William, 1814-1900
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This, made by adding a major third to the lower note of the characteristic interval, is the simplest and most elegant form. 2. The French Augmented SixtK Digitized by VjOOQ IC 2);2 THE STRUCTURE OF MUSIC. This w formed by adding a second major, third below the upper note. 3. The Oerman Augimnted Sixth This is formed by giving the complete major triad on the lower note, and adding the augmented sixth above it. On an equally-tempered instrument it consists of exactly the same notes as the dominan...t seventh on F ; but, of course, when the notes are correctly given, the D| is diflTerent from the Eb. There is a fourth form, namely — TO ^~^;;r" hut this has been already considered as a modification of the aug* mented triad. The chord of the augmented sixth has given rise to several so-called explanations and derivations ; but they aU generally involve the "accidental sharpening," or "accidental flattening," of some note, which we have already objected to. Eameau's principle of explaining chords by combina- tion might very well be applied here.
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