Picardy third
The Picardy third is a harmonic gesture in which a piece or phrase in a minor mode ends with a major third. The effect can sound like light breaking into a darker space, a formal close, or a symbolic turn toward resolution. The tag connects cadence practice with Renaissance, Baroque, and later tonal music, where a tiny alteration can change the emotional ending.
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