English Dictionary

Picardy third

noun

(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.

The use of a Picardy third in the composition added a touch of surprise to the otherwise predictable ending.

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.