The Tone of Sun Major

What is Sun Major

A tone is the «centre of gravity» of a work: a main note, the tonic, and a scale that is organized around it. In the major Sun the tonic is Sol and the scale is greater, that is, with a third greater (Soliq) that gives it an open and bright color.

Share armor with My minor, its relative tonality: the same notes, but with another center. And he shares tonic with Minor sun, his homonymous tonality, which carries 2 bemoles.

The armor

The armor has a single hold, Fa♯, which is written at the beginning of each pentagram.

The scale

The larger Sun scale follows the pattern of tones and semitones of any larger scale (tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone):

• Sun - La - Yes - Do - Re - Mi - Fa♯ - Sun
• The semitones fall between Yes and Do and between Fa♯ And Sol. That seventh note, Fa.♯, is the «sensitive»: is half the tone of the tonic and pulls it into resolution.

The main chords

• I · Tónica, Sol mayor: Sol - Yes - Re. The point of rest.
• II · The minor: La-do-mi. Prepare the dominant one gently.
• IV · Subdominant, Do Major: Do - Mi - Sol. Get away from the tonic without tension.
• V · Dominant, Major Re: Re-Fa♯ - La. Contains the sensitive (Fa♯) and pushes towards the tonic.
• V7 · Seventh dominant: Re-Fa♯ - La-Do. The maximum voltage before solving.
• VI · My minor: My - Sol - Yes. It is the tonic of the relative minor and brings a touch of shadow.

Examples of progress

• Perfect chain (I - IV - V7 - I): Sun → Do → Re7 → Sun. The formula that confirms the tonality at the end of almost any work.
• II - V - I: Lam → Re7 → Sun. The most used progression from harmony, from Baroque to jazz.
• Broken (V7 - VI): Re7 → Mim. The ear awaits Sun and receives a minor chord: a small blow of surprise.
• Modulation to the dominant: Sun → La7 → Re. The Do♯ of the La7 chord is the sensitive of Re and takes the music to the major Re, the most common destination of a work in the major Sun.

Character

A sustained and a cheerful, simple and kind character. It takes advantage of the Sun of the violin and is very comfortable for the rope, so it abounds in serenades, fun and dance music. Today we know that with the temperate tuning all the tonalities sound equal to «tuned»but these associations continue to be part of the tradition and the way the composers choose them.

Works to listen to her

• Bach: Suite for cello only No. 1, BWV 1007.
• Bach: Brandenburg Concert No. 3, BWV 1048.
• Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (1787).
• Haydn: Symphony No. 94, «The surprise» (1791).
• Beethoven: Concert for piano # 4, op. 58 (1805-1806).
• Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, op. 88 (1889).
• Ravel: Concert for piano in major sun (1931).