Picardy

Picardy third songs

Picardy third songs

Examples of the Picardy Third in piano music:

  1. Why is Picardy third used?
  2. How do you make a third Picardy?
  3. What is the opposite of a Picardy third?

Why is Picardy third used?

So what is a picardy third? A picardy third is a cadence used at the end of a minor key piece where it resolves to a major tonic chord instead. This is accomplished by raising the 3rd note of the chord by a semitone. The Picardy third is commonly used in Baroque and Renaissance-era music.

How do you make a third Picardy?

A Picardy Third (or Tierce de Picardie) is where a major chord is written as the final chord of a piece that has mostly been in the minor key. This is achieved very simply by raising the minor 3rd of the expected minor chord by a semitone to create a major 3rd.

What is the opposite of a Picardy third?

Reverse Picardy Third

The "reverse" Picardy third, where an expected major chord is replaced by its minor equivalent, is almost never used at the end of a work - an example of this rarity is in Mendelssohn's Characteristic Piece Op.

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