27. Applied Chords

Identifying Applied Dominant (V or V7) Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a chord. Identify each chord using a Roman numeral based on where the chord would be found in its respective key. (Hint: Don’t forget to use bass figures to indicate inversions.)

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Writing Applied Dominant (V or V7) Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a Roman numeral for an applied chord. Write the appropriate chord on the staff provided. Don’t forget to invert your chords when necessary.

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Resolving Applied Dominant (V or V7) Chords

Each of the exercises below shows a two-chord progression in SATB format. Resolve each of the applied dominant chords by following standard voice-leading conventions as closely as possible. The starting chord has been provided for the first eight exercises. Select your own voicing for the last eight exercises.

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Identifying Applied Leading-Tone (viio6, viio7, or viiø7) Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a chord. Identify each chord using a Roman numeral based on where the chord would be found in its respective key. (Hint: Don’t forget to use bass figures to indicate inversions.)

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Writing Applied Leading-Tone (viio6, viio7, or viiø7) Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a Roman numeral for an applied chord. Write the appropriate chord on the staff provided. Don’t forget to invert your chords when necessary.

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Resolving Applied Leading-Tone (viio6, viio7, or viiø7) Chords

Each of the exercises below shows a two-chord progression in SATB format. Resolve each of the applied dominant chords by following standard voice-leading conventions as closely as possible. The starting chord has been provided for the first eight exercises. Select your own voicing for the last eight exercises.

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Identifying Applied Dominant and Leading-Tone Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a chord. Identify each chord using a Roman numeral based on where the chord would be found in its respective key. (Hint: Don’t forget to use bass figures to indicate inversions.)

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Writing Applied Dominant and Leading-Tone Chords in Different Keys

Each of the following exercises presents a key and a Roman numeral for an applied chord. Write the appropriate chord on the staff provided. Don’t forget to invert your chords when necessary.

example image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

SATB Part-Writing

Complete each of the exercises below, following standard voice-leading conventions as closely as possible. For more detailed instructions, strategies, and proofreading tips, consult the part-writing guide found at the beginning of this book.

Figured Bass Realization

Write the Roman numerals that correspond with each figured bass note on the lines provided. Then, complete the progression by filling in the upper voices.

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Roman Numeral Realization

Complete the progression according to the given key and Roman numerals by filling in all four voices. The first chord of each progression has been provided for you.

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Melody Harmonization

Write the scale degree numbers of each note in the soprano melody on the lines above the staff. Then, select a suitable chord progression which incorporates the harmonies covered in this chapter to harmonize the melody and write the appropriate Roman numerals on the lines below the staff. Finally, complete the progression by filling in the remaining voices.

exercise image
exercise image

exercise image
exercise image

Analysis

Analyze each of the following excerpts by adding a Roman numeral to each of the lines below the lower staff. Don’t forget to match your Roman numeral case (upper or lower) to the quality of the chord and use extra symbols (like o) where needed. Use bass figures to indicate inversions.

Alice Ellen Charbonnet, 12 Etudes de légèreté, No. 4, mm. 1-6
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

Johanna Kinkel, 6 Lieder (Op. 19), 1. “Die Mandoline,” mm. 1-4
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

Louise Farrenc, 20 Etudes de moyenne Difficulté pour Piano (Op. 42), No. 14, mm. 24-35
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

Louise Reichardt, 12 Deutsche und Italiänische Romantische Gesänge, 1. “Frühlingslied,” mm. 61-72
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

Johanna Kinkel, 6 Lieder (Op. 21), 4. “Provencalisches Lied,” mm. 3-14
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

Mathilde Marchesi, 12 Vocalises élémentaires (Op. 13), No. 2, mm. 1-13
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

José Maurício Nunes Garcia, “Beijo a mão que me condena” (M 226), mm. 9-32
headphones icon
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt
excerpt

License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Fundamentals, Function, and Form Copyright © 2023 by Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Andre Mount, and Jerod Sommerfeldt is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Share This Book