Augmented Sixth Chords
Creator:
Nathan Ryland
Description:
A selection from the third movement of Mozart's Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 284 (Var. VII)
The selection contains an Italian augmented sixth chord (at 0:05), followed shortly after by a German augmented sixth chord (at 0:10). Augmented sixth chords were often used in the eighteenth century to add drama and tension to a piece.
Contributor:
Nathan Ryland
Format:
wav
Type:
Audio
Date:
September 26, 2019
Subject:
Piano, classical, sonata, harmony, eighteenth century
Duration:
15 seconds
Bit Rate/Frequency:
1411 kbps/44.1 khz