January 19, 201115 yr Okay, so I'm writing something in Phrygian dominant, and I'm running into a problem in that modes like Phrygian don't really make for Cadences. So, I was wondering, how do I make the music have resolution? How do I bring strains of music to a close to move on to the next strain, and how do I give the ending of my piece a good finality? In Major or Minor I can just do a V-I, but not in Phrygian Dominant.
January 20, 201115 yr Okay, so I'm writing something in Phrygian dominant, and I'm running into a problem in that modes like Phrygian don't really make for Cadences. So, I was wondering, how do I make the music have resolution? How do I bring strains of music to a close to move on to the next strain, and how do I give the ending of my piece a good finality? In Major or Minor I can just do a V-I, but not in Phrygian Dominant. Great question! So, for example...if your piece is in E Phrygian, you should end it with a downward stepwise motion in the bass: G, F, E. This motion would easily accommodate an Augmented Italian 6th chord: F in the bass, B in the middle, and D# in the soprano. You could use the French and German 6ths, as well. You might make the last chord as an E major, to make it even more interesting. Yeah, great question. Have fun with it!
January 20, 201115 yr Great question! So, for example...if your piece is in E Phrygian, you should end it with a downward stepwise motion in the bass: G, F, E. This motion would easily accommodate an Augmented Italian 6th chord: F in the bass, B in the middle, and D# in the soprano. You could use the French and German 6ths, as well. You might make the last chord as an E major, to make it even more interesting. Yeah, great question. Have fun with it! Oh, and listen to the slow movement of the Shostakovich 1st symphony. The last few measures, in particular. You'll see what I mean!
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