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A Picardy third, (/ˈpɪkərdi/; French: tierce picarde) also known as a Picardy cadence or Tierce de Picardie, is a major chord of the tonic at the end of a musical section that is either modal or in a minor key. This is achieved by raising the third of the expected minor triad by a semitone to create a major triad, as a form of resolution.
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The extracted context around Picardy third shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Picardy third → Abstract Truth, According, Ain't Talkin, Amadeus Mozart, And, Beethoven, Big Pink, Bob Dylan, Bolero, Clouds, Coots, Coventry Carol, Diamond, Donna Summer, Dvořák, Dylan, Feel Love, Fire, Flack, Fragile Another extracted example is Picardy third → As, Bach, Bach's, By, Examples, In, John Blow, Machaut, Many, Picardy, Renaissance, Schütz, Thoinot Arbeau, Western. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 138 structured relationships around Picardy third. Examples in this analysis include Thoinot Arbeau → instance of → as well as earlier composers and Picardy third → related to Illustration → What. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoinot Arbeau | instance of | as well as earlier composers | 0.80 | text |
| John Blow | instance of | as well as earlier composers | 0.80 | text |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | What | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Picardy | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Instead | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | B-flat | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Listen | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Heard | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Voice | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Jesus Say | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Play | 0.60 | section |
| Picardy third | related to Illustration | Vaughan Williams | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Picardy third bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Third, Chord and Major. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Picardy third, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Picardy third with Notable examples. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Picardy third to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Notable examples & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Picardy third · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout