Answer by Michael Curtis for Writing characteristic chord progressions in...
...or they can be modified by writing one or more chords in them in an inversion?In a nutshell, no.You can't arbitrarily change a progression to any inversion.In the case of a cadential 6/4 chord the...
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The 'Cadential 6/4' just about has to BE a 6/4 :-) You could divert its resolution to VI or bVI to form an Interrupted cadence rather than a Perfect one.Your other example, Ib - ii7b - V - I, is...
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Answer by Aaron for Writing characteristic chord progressions in inversion, &...
In Western classical music theory classes, progression writing is typically focused on the voice-leading principles of Tonality, in the context of four-part vocal writing. So cadences, for example, are...
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There are characteristic chord progressions taught in music theory, for example, the cadential 6-4, which is Ic - V - I. Then there's Ib - ii7b - V - I, & so on. I want to know if these cadences...
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