Third Relationships
The following pieces on this website contain third relationships (between chords or between keys).
Pieces that are not in the Public Domain are marked NON-PD and may not have a score.
| PERIOD/PAGE | COMPOSER | COMPOSER CATEGORY | COMPOSITION | ANALYTIC TOPICS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical | Beethoven, Ludwig Van | male | Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major (Waldstein), Op. 53, I: Allegro con brio | Sonata form, circle of 5ths progression, third relationship (key), Aug 6, Neapolitan,cto7 |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Hancock, Herbie | Afircan-American, Black | “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” (1969) – NON-PD | Jazz, octatonic, ternary form, pentatonic, third relationships |
| Romantic | Wolf, Hugo | Austrian, Male | “Das Verlassene Magdlein” from Morike Lieder | Ternary, augmented triads, Aug 6, chromatic mediants |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Williams, John | American | “Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Chromatic Mediants |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Warren, Harry and Gordon, Mack | American, male | “There Will Never Be Another You” (1942) – NON-PD | ii-V-I, mixture, passing diminished 7th, 3rd relationship |
| Classical | Beethoven, Ludwig Van | male | Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111, I: Maestoso | Sonata Form, third relationship (key), Aug 6 |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Brubeck, Dave | American | “Unsquare Dance” (1961) – NON-PD | asymmetrical meters (7/4), blues structure, use of 10ths |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Haggart, Bob and Burke, Johnny | American | “What’s New?” (1939) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, third relationships, turnaround |