4

I'm searching for a German word for suspension, referring to music theory. Suspension as in suspended harmony.

From Wikipedia:

A suspension (SUS) (sometimes referred to as a syncope) occurs when the harmony shifts from one chord to another, but one or more notes of the first chord (the "Preparation") are either temporarily held over into or are played again against the second chord (against which they are nonchord tones called the "Suspension") before resolving to a chord tone stepwise (the "Resolution").

I've tried several dictonaries, none of which seem to have a translation that is used to refer to that specific phenomenon. Is there a German word for that? If not, how could you describe it using as less words as possible (in German)?

Improve this question
1
  • 1
    BTW, a good way to find such words is the German Wikipedia. If there was an entry for "suspension_(music)" instead of "nonchord tone" in the English Wikipedia, there probably would be a direct link to the German version.
    – dirkt
    Commented Dec 31, 2014 at 8:48

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
3

It's called "der Vorhalt". (example)

Improve this answer

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.