walters Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 The Picardy Third cadence is a major triad in a minor key with Nonharmonic tones in the cadence When i use a Picardy Third Cadence? Why would i use a picardy third cadence? How do i use Non-Harmonic tones in the cadence? Non-harmonic tones would be the 2,4,6,7 degrees of the key/scale im in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaltechViolist Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 The Picardy third typically DOES NOT have non-harmonic tones - it's simply a major triad on the tonic, in minor-key music. It's often used as a final chord in a minor-key piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walters Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 thanks for the information Why did composers use a Major Chord in a Minor key for the cadence? Thats like a Borrow chord in the Cadenced but why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 It is, in a piece in minor tonality, using a major tonic chord to end the piece, instead of the usual minor chord. The major chord is more perfect than the minor chord. So the ending is more perfect, the V-I cadence is a bit stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walters Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 The Picardy Third can be a secondary dominant 7th chord in a minor key A picardy Third is like a Modulation or a borrowed note or chord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Lee Graham Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 You're overthinking it. It's really very simple. It's a type of cadence. If the piece is in a minor key, and you cadence in the tonic major, the raised third in the cadence is called a Picardy Third. A picture is worth a thousand words, and hearing is believing. Attached is an idiomatically correct example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piazzo23 Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 It´s called Picardy third because it was used by musicians from Picardy, a province of France. You can notice in Bach´s French suites the minor movements finish with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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