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Composer's Handbook

Delayed Resolution

Delayed resolution holds a dissonance longer than expected before it resolves.

Try this

Hold a dissonant ninth across the bar line and then resolve it down by step.

Example

Over C in the bass, hold D across the bar line and then fall to C: a 9–8 suspension.

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