“Classical” in quotes because I’m somewhat aware that “classical” is a technical term when it comes to music, and what I really mean is just what the common man might call “orchestra music.”
There’s this flourish that happens at the very end of a lot of “classical music” that consists in chords emphasizing:
First, the tonic.
Second, the third.
Finally, the tonic–often an octave below the previous one–with a more audible third than was hearable in the first step above.
I think this a stereotype of classical music, but based on a bit of listening I did today on the radio it seems to be a stereotype with some basis.
Is there a name for this set of notes, and what is the history of it?
