English Dictionary

Picardy third

名詞

(music) a major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage, a device mostly used in Baroque, although occasionally in Classical music, and then adopted much later on in neoclassicism.

日本語の意味

音楽用語。短調の楽曲の終始部で、通常は短調で演奏されるところを、意図的に最終コードで長三和音（長調）を使い、明るい効果を生み出す技法。

The composer decided to end the mournful Adagio with a Picardy third to give the finale a surprising brightness.

作曲家は悲しげなアダージョを、短調の終結で主和音に長三度を用いて締めることで、フィナーレに意外な明るさを与えた。

意味（1）

(music) a major third in the final tonic chord of a minor-key passage, a device mostly used in Baroque, although occasionally in Classical music, and then adopted much later on in neoclassicism.

Picardy thirds （ plural ）