HARMONIC EXPANSIONS
CHAPTER 1: EXPANDING THE TONIC TRIAD; THE FUNDAMENTAL HARMONIC PROGRESSION
1.1 The tonic triad
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The tonic triad is the most stable chord in Western music.
Play the above tonic E major triad in Rossini's Overture to William Tell as part of an old TV clip, with the score, and as played by a professional orchestra. As the most stable chord, the tonic triad provides the most satisfying beginnings and endings for pieces: |
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Mozart: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik beginning  |
Vivaldi: Summer, III, from The Four Seasons ending  |
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