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Chapter 20: Fully- and half-diminished VII⁷

(Some examples contain multiple types of VII⁷ chords. Not all examples may be deserving of true harmonic status.)

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VIIa	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379, mvt. 2, mm. 1-18
VIIb	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Corelli, Concerto Grosso in B-flat Major, op. 6 no. 11, mvt. 3, mm. 1-9
VIIc	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Rameau, Pièces de Clavecin (1724), "Le Rappel des Oiseaux", mm. 1-12
VIId	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83, mvt. 1, mm. 159-163
VIIe	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Major, K. 219, mvt. 3, mm. 132-144
VIIf	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Piano Sonata in g minor, op. 105, mvt. 1, mm. 1-14
VIIg	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 21 in C Major, K. 467, mvt. 1, mm. 222-229
VIIh	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Requiem, K. 626, Agnus Dei, mm. 1-6
VIIi	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Keyboard Partita no. 6 in e minor, BWV 830, Toccata, mm. 1-2
VIIj	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in d minor, BWV 903, mm. 1-2
VIIk	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Suite no. 2 in d minor for Solo Cello, BWV 1008 Prélude, mm. 1-4
VIIl	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Paganini, Caprice in a minor, op. 1 no. 24, Finale, mm. 1-15
VIIm	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Mazurka in A-flat Major, op. 17 no. 3, mm. 1-17

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VIIn	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:38, mvt. 2, mm. 1-2
VIIo	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:33, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
VIIp	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Albinoni, "Adagio in g minor", mm. 9-12
VIIq	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333, mvt. 3, mm. 64-73
VIIr	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Requiem, K. 626, Agnus Dei, mm. 1-6
VIIs	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, String Quartet in F Major, op. 18 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 3-7
VIIt	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in c minor, K. 457, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8

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VIIu	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in a minor, K. 310, mvt. 1, mm. 103-107
VIIv	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 1 in C Major, Hob. XIIb:1, mvt. 2, mm. 71-80
VIIw	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Nocturne in c minor, op. 48 no. 1, mm. 11-14
VIIx	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 13, mvt. 3, mm. 1-12
VIIy	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in a minor, K. 310, mvt. 1, mm. 123-129

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VIIz	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 13, mvt. 1, mm. 1-2
VIIa1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Vieuxtemps, Violin Concerto no. 5 in a minor, op. 37, mm. 257-265
VIIb1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Allemande, mm. 17-24
VIIc1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Die Winterreise, D. 911 no. 20, "Der Wegweiser", mm. 1-5

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VIId1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, String Trio in E-flat Major, op. 3 no. 1, Finale, mm. 1-24
VIIe1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Piano Sonata in g minor, op. 105, mvt. 1, mm. 32-36
VIIf1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Dvorak, String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat Major, op. 51, mvt. 3, mm. 1-5
VIIg1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in g minor, op. 74, no. 3, mvt. 2, mm. 1-5
VIIh1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 1 in e minor, op. 11, mvt. 2, mm. 1-5
VIIi1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Dvorak, String Quartet no. 12 in F Major, op. 96, mvt. 1, mm. 156-159
VIIj1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Piano Sonata in a minor, D. 845, mvt. 3, mm. 1-15
VIIk1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Moment Musicale in A-flat Major, op. 94 no. 6, mm. 42-57

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VIIl1

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Bruckner, Tantum Ergo no.4 in A-flat Major, mm. 1-8

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VIIm1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Handel, Serse, "Ombra mai fu", mm. 34-38
VIIn1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306, mvt. 2, mm. 1-7
VIIo1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Moment Musicale in A-flat Major, op. 94 no. 6, mm. 1-8
VIIp1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Handel Variations, op. 24, Theme, mm. 1-4
VIIq1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Requiem, K. 626, Introitus, mm. 15-17
VIIr1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 13, mvt. 2, mm. 1-16
VIIs1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Grieg, "Buttterfly", op. 43 no. 1, mm. 1-6
VIIt1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in g minor, op. 26, mvt. 2, mm. 9-15

Multiple inversions of VII⁷chords

VIIu1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 10 no. 1, mvt. 1, mm. 1-22
VIIv1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Gluck, Orpheus and Euridice, Act I, Scene 1, mm. 15-25
VIIw1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in G Major, op. 17 no. 5, mvt. 3, mm. 1-4
VIIx1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Ballade, op. 10 no. 4, mm. 89-93
VIIy1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Fantasy in d minor, K. 397, mm. 12-17
VIIz1	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Fantasy in d minor, K. 397, mm. 29-34
VIIa2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in e minor, op. 98, mvt. 4, mm. 33-40
VIIb2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 no. 1, mm. 13-20

The close relationship between various types of V⁷ and VII⁷chords

VIIc2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in c minor, K. 457, mvt. 1, mm. 91-103
VIId2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in e minor ("Il Favorito"), RV 277, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
VIIe2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, String Quartet in G Major, op. 161, mvt. 1, mm. 1-15
VIIf2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Etude no. 3 in a minor, op. 104 Part II, mm. 1-12
VIIg2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Sarabande, mm. 1-8
VIIh2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Partita no. 2 in d minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004, Allemande, mm. 1-4
VIIi2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664, mvt. 2, mm. 32-37
VIIj2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 21 in C Major, K. 467, mvt. 1, mm. 109-114
VIIk2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Rondo in D, K. 485, mm. 86-95
VIIl2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in C Major, K. 309, mvt. 3, mm. 48-59
VIIm2	.swf	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, String Quartet in e minor, op. 59 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 9-15