Harmony, its theory and practice . Bach. ** Wohltemperirte Clavier, Book 2, Prelude Ex. 284. In the last crotchet of Ex. 283 the harmony is that of the chordof A minor in the second inversion, the leading note in the upperpart being suspended under the root. The last inversion of thesame suspension is shown at Ex. 284 ; and it will be observedthat both the examples have ornamental resolutions. 361. Before leaving the 7 8 suspensions, we would refer thestudent to Ex. 230, in the first bar of which will be seen a seriesof them in their first inversion, 5 6. It has been already saidthat it i
Harmony, its theory and practice . Bach. ** Wohltemperirte Clavier, Book 2, Prelude Ex. 284. In the last crotchet of Ex. 283 the harmony is that of the chordof A minor in the second inversion, the leading note in the upperpart being suspended under the root. The last inversion of thesame suspension is shown at Ex. 284 ; and it will be observedthat both the examples have ornamental resolutions. 361. Before leaving the 7 8 suspensions, we would refer thestudent to Ex. 230, in the first bar of which will be seen a seriesof them in their first inversion, 5 6. It has been already saidthat it is rare to find this suspension with any otlier note thanthe tonic. 362. Though the 7 8 is the most common of the upwardsuspensions, it is by no means the only one. It is not rare tofind the suspension of a second under the third of a examples of this might be quoted from Bach; but as allour last extracts have been taken from that composer, we selecta more modem passage. Chap. XI.] SuSPENS/OIfS. 155
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