The quiescenza is another common pattern used at the beginning of Baroque pieces.
This simple idea gives rise to a four part progression similar to the previous opening formula:
Here are a couple of examples:
Quiescenza
by Avner Dorman
by Avner Dorman
The quiescenza is another common pattern used at the beginning of Baroque pieces.
This simple idea gives rise to a four part progression similar to the previous opening formula:
Here are a couple of examples:
I wonder if you could provide an example of the Quiescenza in minor mode.
Also, as I am a not very knowledgable about harmony : could you explain why the secondary leading tone “e” in the formula descends to “c”. I thought leading tones had to resolve to the tonic.
Thanks very much for your help in advance.
I think the end of the first movement of Mozart’s C minor piano concerto is a good example.
The E can go down to C because it’s in an inner voice and the voice above it resolve to the F in the same octave. This is quite common in Bach Chorales.