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Fine point, Dmitri--about the Mozart example. <br>
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I hear this "P6/4" (and I don't label it a "I6/4"!) as part of what has
been defined as a <b>descending-step (or -second) sequence</b> (here,
descending 6th-chords), in which the P6/4 stands in for <b>iii6, </b>with
good effect<b>.</b> No voice exchange, but the contrapuntal function
of all these passing chords within the sequence--from I to I6 within
the new key--is clear.<br>
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Any problem? <br>
Why not share this exchange with the group?<br>
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JS<br>
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Dmitri Tymoczko wrote:
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cite="mid:969A3A93-38CD-4987-9593-A19D24A18FFF@Princeton.EDU"
type="cite">
<blockquote type="cite">Dear passing/neighbor 6/4 colleagues--
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<br>
I'm more than amazed that no one in this discussion has yet mentioned a
characteristic feature of "passing 6/4 chords"--ones that prolong a
more stable harmony (on any scale degree). The defining characteristic
of the P6/4 for many theorists is a voice exchange--between some pair
of voices, and not necessarily S. and B.
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"Passing 6/4 chords" tend as well, in so many styles, to be both
approached and left by step or common tone in all voices. Exceptions
can of course be found again and again, but the basic voice-leading
principle is usually in evidence.
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"Passing 6/4 chords" can, moreover, be tonicizing 6/4s (with temporary
leading tones, resulting from a raised 6th in the chord).
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<br>
Have I missed something in this discussion? If so, my apologies.
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<b>I don't think I agree (or maybe I don't understand). Passing 6/4
chords often occur without a voice exchange. Look at Mozart Symphony
#40, first movement transition.
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I - V6 - IV6 - I6/4 - ii6 - I6 - etc.
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There's no voice exchange here. We have a stream of parallel 6 chords,
with iii6 being replaced by I6/4. This is very common. If VE is a
"defining feature" then this is not a passing 6/4. But I would say it
is.
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</b>
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DT
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Dmitri Tymoczko
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