Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · section 51 of 96

Examples of modulations from A minor to its related keys

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Example 1: A minor to C major, (a) through IV of a = II of C, or (b) through VI of a = IV of C. — Fig. 194 · See it in the reader

Example 2: A minor to E minor; the A minor tonic becomes IV of e. — Fig. 195 · See it in the reader

Example 3: A minor to E major; the A minor tonic becomes IV of E. — Fig. 196 · See it in the reader

Example 4: A minor to F major; the A minor tonic becomes III of F, preparing the dominant 4/3 chord. — Fig. 197 · See it in the reader

When modulating from a minor key to the key of its sixth degree (a–F), one regards the precedent key as a third degree, suited to preparing the dominant four-three chord of the following key, with which it has two notes in common.

NOTE. — This means is to be used exclusively (Ex. 4).

Example 5: A minor to G major; the A minor tonic becomes II of G. — Fig. 198 · See it in the reader

(*) Or the “compound means”, in the author's terms.

Here (Ex. 5) the chord of the II degree of the following key appears in root position, so there will be no difficulty in following it with the dominant seventh chord or one of its inversions.