The relationship between dissonance and consonance in tonal music may be summarized as:

A. dissonance and consonance are unrelated.
B. dissonance and consonance are interchangeable.
C. consonance resolves the tension created by dissonance.
D. dissonance resolves the tension created by consonance.


Answer: C

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