Tristan chord

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical chord
gptkbp:composerAssociatedWith gptkb:Richard_Wagner
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Tristan_und_Isolde_(1859)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tristan chord
gptkbp:influenced atonality
late Romantic harmony
gptkbp:musicTheoryTerm Tristan chord (English)
Tristanakkord (German)
gptkbp:notableFor Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde
chromaticism
ambiguous harmonic function
lack of traditional resolution
gptkbp:symbolizes F–B–D♯–G♯
gptkbp:theorizedBy French augmented sixth chord
augmented fourth, sixth, and ninth above the bass note
half-diminished seventh chord
gptkbp:topNotes B
F
D♯
G♯
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Prelude_to_Tristan_und_Isolde
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tristan_und_Isolde_(opera)
gptkb:Wagner's_Tristan_und_Isolde
gptkb:Tristan_und_Isolde_(Wagner)
gptkb:Wagner's_Tristan_und_Isolde_Prelude
gptkb:Wagner_Prelude_to_Tristan_und_Isolde
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6