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from the dominant to the tonic in the strongest, the | from the dominant to the tonic in the strongest, the | ||
conventional cadence is | conventional cadence is essentially that fall | ||
of dominant to tonic. But the conclusiveness is only | of dominant to tonic. But the conclusiveness is only | ||
relative because that tonic can be heard as the | relative because that tonic can be heard as the | ||
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chords to strengthen the cadence and heighten the | chords to strengthen the cadence and heighten the | ||
finality of the tonic, still there is no absolute | finality of the tonic, still there is no absolute | ||
satisfaction. If you and I were theologists or | satisfaction. If you and I were theologists or philosophers | ||
we might think of the ultimate satisfaction, | we might think of the ultimate satisfaction, | ||
which we are never quite able to reach, | which we are never quite able to reach, or God | ||
or some fixed principle in the nature of man, or | |||
[[^nirvana or]] even as death." | |||
Several years later I enrolled in a summer | Several years later I enrolled in a summer | ||
course in violin, to be given in Tivoli. The restoration | course in violin, to be given in Tivoli. The restoration | ||
of the Villa d' | of the Villa d' Este was in progress and use | ||
was to be made of five | was [[^to be]] made of four or five rooms for classes in piano, | ||
violin and voice. I figured my allowance carefully | violin and voice. I figured my allowance carefully | ||
and took passage in second class on the | and took passage in second class on the | ||
Guilio Cesare. | |||
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from the dominant to the tonic in the strongest, the conventional cadence is essentially that fall of dominant to tonic. But the conclusiveness is only relative because that tonic can be heard as the dominant to another tonic to which it tends to fall, and even though we may use other related chords to strengthen the cadence and heighten the finality of the tonic, still there is no absolute satisfaction. If you and I were theologists or philosophers we might think of the ultimate satisfaction, which we are never quite able to reach, or God or some fixed principle in the nature of man, or ^nirvana or even as death."
Several years later I enrolled in a summer
course in violin, to be given in Tivoli. The restoration of the Villa d' Este was in progress and use was ^to be made of four or five rooms for classes in piano, violin and voice. I figured my allowance carefully and took passage in second class on the Guilio Cesare.