This is also a 4 bar phrasing. The rhythmic emphasis is on the 2nd beat of each bar. There is also a preparation note leading to the next chord.
key: c minor
use of harmonic progression:
i5/3 -6, iv, bVII (first 2 bars), (T - PD - D)
i - VI - bVII - iv (bars 3 - 4), (T - PD - D - PD)
i - VI - iv - bVII7 (bars 5 - 6), (T - PD - PD - D)
VI - bVII (bars 7 - 8), (PD - D)
If i have really missed out anything here, please tell me. i will go look at it again.
Thank you.
1 comment:
Please note that it is somewhat misleading to speak of "preparation note leading to the next chord" when I think you meant "anticipation" (we speak of "preparation" in suspensions). But actually, strictly speaking, anticipatory notes are usually dissonant; when they are not, the phenomenon is one of rhythmic displacement (in this case, the note in question entering ahead of expected point in time).
Your Roman numeral analysis is generally correct but not your functional interpretation. Given the absence of any dominant harmonies and indeed any leading-note, the harmony is clearly a non-functinal in the Classical sense. You mistook bVII as the tonal dominant substitute.
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