Picardy
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Picardy is a historical region in northern France, bordering the English Channel and Belgium.
The area figured prominently in both World Wars, particularly the Battle of the Somme.
In music, a Picardy third is a major chord used to end a piece otherwise in a minor key, creating an unexpectedly bright resolution.
French city, Somme capital
Of the Middle Ages
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
- battlesMilitary combat events
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
- WWIFirst global conflict
Agincourt · Burgundy · feudal · nobility · Joan of Arc · armistice · memorials · cemeteries
Regional language variety
- patoisRegional informal speech
- regionalRelating to an area
- RomanceLatin-descended language group
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
francophone · linguistic · heritage · endangered · spoken · northern · idioms · pronunciation
Fourth scale degree
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- hymnReligious song of praise
- sacredWorthy of reverence
chorale · church · liturgical · harmonic · closing · modal · choral · gospel
Of chief importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- raisedLifted higher up
- finalLast and decisive
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
resolution · baroque · renaissance · polyphony · surprise · brightness · modal · counterpoint
Amiens
French city, Somme capital
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- Hundred Years' WarMedieval English-French succession struggle
- battlesMilitary combat events
- trenchesElongated ground excavations
WWI · Agincourt · Burgundy · feudal · nobility · Joan of Arc · armistice · memorials · cemeteries · reconstruction
dialect
Regional language variety
vernacular · francophone · linguistic · heritage · endangered · spoken · northern · idioms · pronunciation · folk
subdominant
Fourth scale degree
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- hymnReligious song of praise
sacred · chorale · church · liturgical · harmonic · closing · modal · choral · gospel · organ
major
Of chief importance
chord · resolution · baroque · renaissance · polyphony · surprise · brightness · modal · counterpoint · cadential
PicardyNormandy
Northern French coastal region
Flanders · Alsace · Île-de-France · Artois · Brittany
PicardyProvence
Southeastern French region
Côte d'Azur · Corsica · French Riviera · French Alps · Pyrenees