[Smt-talk] Tritone subs and the subtonic neighbor

[J. Kent Williams JKWILLIA]

I've always regarded bVII - I as an enhancement of (or substitution for) 
iv(add6) - I (bVII9 = IV/IV). Both progression are abundant in pop songs 
of the Golden Era, but their significance has (IMO) not been sufficiently 
acknowledged. Because iv(add6) - I(6) or iii7 often supports a descending 
melodic skip or arpeggio and often highlights a poignant word or phrase in 
the lyric, I've dubbed this schema the "plagal sigh."  I've read a paper 
re on this topic at some recent conferences, including CMS 2008, and am 
currently expanding that paper into an article.

J. Kent Williams,  Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology and Theory Department
School of Music, UNCG
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-5468 Fax: 334-5497
E-mail: jkwillia at uncg.edu
Web: www.uncg.edu/~jkwillia/
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