- Subdominant parallel
In
music theory , the subdominant parallel is terminology used in German theory derived mainly fromHugo Riemann , Sp, in major, and sP, in minor, is the (US) relative to thesubdominant and is thus considered to have or fulfill the function of the subdominant.In C major:
*Sp is D-minor, USsupertonic In C minor:
*sP is Ab-major, USsubmediant
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