Extended Tonicization
Extended Tonicization
Tonicization
Tonicizations can be longer than just one secondary chord. An extended
tonicization is when a secondary dominant or leading‐tone chord is preceded by one or
more chords from the tonicized key. Consider the example in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Extended Tonicization of IV
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C C /E Gm C 7/E F F# 7 C/G G7 C
& 44 ˙˙˙ ˙˙ b ˙˙
˙
˙˙ ˙˙ b ˙˙˙ n ˙˙˙ ˙˙˙ ww
˙ ˙ ˙ w
? 44 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ #˙ ˙
˙ w
C: I I6 ii V 65 IV viio7/V I 64 V7 I
of IV
Here we have two obvious secondary dominants, the V65 of IV and the viio7 of V. The G
minor chord, however, does not have a dominant function. It is part of an extended
tonicization of IV, so we should analyze it as “ii of IV.” (It should not be seen as a
modulation to F major because the phrase does not cadence in F.)
Extended tonicizations can occasionally be used in a sequence. Figure 2 below
shows a tonicization of IV and ii by a sequential progression.
Figure 2: Extended Tonicization of IV and ii.
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C /E G m7 C7 F E 7 A7 D m D m7 G7 C
˙
& 32 ˙ b ˙˙ œ˙ b œ ˙˙ b ˙˙ œ˙ œ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ˙ œ ww
˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ #˙ œ œ ˙
˙˙ ˙˙
? 32 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ww
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Assignment
Analyze the following famous passage for extended tonicization:
Mendelssohn: Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Allegro Vivace
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1 2 3 4 5
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3
˙ Ÿ
6
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œ
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J ˙ œ
# ˙˙˙˙ œœ ..
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# œ .. œœ . œœœ œœœ œœœœ œœœœ . œ ˙˙˙˙ œœ Œ
10 12 13
& œ œ œœ œ .. œ
J
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