Tonic
leading tone
There are several types: Tonal (In a key): This can be a major or minor key. Modal (In a mode) Atonal: No key, no tonic note. There are various other more complex types like twelve tonality, whole tonality and polytonality, but these are the main three types.
'tonic' is created from two words which are 'ton' and 'ic'. 'ton' means tension, tone and stretching while 'ic' means pertaining/relating to. Therefore, if combined, 'tonic' means pertaining/relating to either tension, tone or stretching.
Music of the classical era was distinguished by its simple rhythms, melodies and harmonies, which were essentially tonic-dominant. Classical era music lacked the passion and elaborate instrumentation of the Romantic era, or the complex counterpoint which typified Baroque music.
Tonic
leading tone
leading tone
Tonic
Leading tone.:) AriAesthetic
resolution
In music, an authentic cadence is one where the dominant chord resolves to the tonic.
resolution
In general his music is atonal, i.e. having no tonal center. He also introducted complicated rhythms. Whereas "traditional" classical music has a clear tonal center always wanting to come to rest on the tonic of its main key.
They are basic tonal reference points. Tonic is the key the music is in. Dominant is exactly five whole tones above tonic. This is true of any key. If you are playing in C major, the dominant is G major. If you want to transpose the piece into D major, the tonic is D and the dominant is exactly five whole tones higher - A.
The word tonic comes from the Ancient Greek τονικός(tonikos) (adjective from the noon τόνος [tonos] = accent, stretch, punctuation (mark)).With the meaning of restorative, stimulative it is in Greek τoνωτικός [tonoticos].With the meaning of tonal / related to music tonesit is τονικός [tonicos].
Tonic - music venue - ended in 2007.