Articles tagged with: "augmented seventh"

Decoding the Augmented Seventh: Music Theory's Curious Interval

Decoding the Augmented Seventh: Music Theory's Curious Interval

Published on 14 Jun, 2025

Explore the augmented seventh, a unique musical interval that spans 12 semitones, making it sound identical to a perfect octave. This article decodes its theoretical purpose, notation, and use in …

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Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions

Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions

Published on 17 May, 2025

Secondary dominants are powerful harmonic tools that add color, tension, and forward momentum to chord progressions. By temporarily "tonicizing" non-tonic chords, secondary dominants create brief harmonic detours that enrich musical …

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