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Music theory

the fifth scale degree and the chord built on it, which pulls strongly back toward the tonic.

In music theory, dominant refers to the fifth scale degree and the chord built on it, which pulls strongly back toward the tonic. This meaning comes from Rameau (1722) in Traité de l'harmonie reduite à ses principes naturels.[1]

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References

Rameau, J. (1722). Traité de l'harmonie reduite à ses principes naturels. De l'imprimerie de J.-B.-C. Ballard. Open Library record

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