the use of the major third in the last chord of a piece in a minor key
Picardy third
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Phrygian cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord (in first inversion) is followed by the dominant chord. The root of the final…
Plagal Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Pivot chord
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a chord that is placed in a transition between two keys, serving a different function in each key
Amen Cadence
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A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an plagal cadence…
Authentic Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an authentic cadence…
Borrowed chord
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use of a chord in a key in which it is not diatonic, or the substitution of a chord from a different key into a work
Chord Inversion
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Inversions rearrange chord tones while keeping chord identity. For triads: root position: root in bass first inversion: third…
Church Cadence
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Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an…