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Chapter 7: Cadential Six-Four Chord (V^6/4)

Beginning on V^6/4 and related chords

V64h1	.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, “Frühlingslust”, op. 125 no. 2, mm. 1-4
V64i1	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Prelude in A-flat Major, op. 28 no. 17, mm. 1-4
V64j1	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, “Lied der Mignon”, D. 877 no. 3, mm. 1-7
V64k1	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Die Schnur, die Perl an Perle”, op. 57 no. 7, mm. 1-7

V^6/4-5/3

V64l1		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 19, mvt. 2, mm. 1-3
V64n1		.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Magyarisch”, op. 46 no. 2, mm. 1-7
V64o1		.pdf	.mp3	Bruckner, Tantum Ergo no. 3, mm. 1-4
V64c	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Bruckner, Tantum Ergo no. 3, mm. 22-28
V64b	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Bruckner, Tantum Ergo no. 2, mm. 19-27
V64p1		.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Treue Liebe dauert lange”, op. 33 no. 15, mm. 1-6
V64n	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Piano Sonata in F Major, K. 332, mvt. 1, mm. 94-109
V64q1		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Violin Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIa: 1, mm. 40-45
V64r1		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: 40, mvt. 1, mm. 1-4
V64s1		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat Major, op. 97, mvt. 3, mm. 1-8
V64t1		.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, Kinderszenen, op. 15 no. 13 (“Der Dichter spricht”), mm. 1-4
V64u1		.pdf	.mp3	Cherubini, Requiem in c minor, Pie Jesu, mm. 72-78
V64v1		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110, mvt. 2, mm. 144-158
V64w1		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI: 7, mvt. 2, mm. 29-36
V64a	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	J. S. Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude in f minor, BWV 881, mm. 1-4
V64x1		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in g minor, Hob. XVI: 44, mvt. 2, mm. 1-6
V64y1		.pdf	.mp3	Tchaikovsky, Children’s Songs, op. 54 no. 5 (“Legend”), mm. 1-8
V64z1		.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 1 in g minor, op. 26, mvt. 4, mm. 173-176
V64h	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Brahms, "Die Trauerende", op. 7 no. 5, mm. 1-9
V64a2		.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, “Ridente la calma”, K. 152, mm. 1-7
V64c2		.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in c minor, K. 457, mvt. 2, mm. 1-5
V64d2		.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Violin Sonatina no. 3 in g minor, D. 408, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
V64e2		.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Concerto no. 24 in c minor, K. 491, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
V64f2		.pdf	.mp3	Handel, Messiah, HWV 56, Part III no. 41, mm. 1-6

V^8/6/4-7/5/3

V64g	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331, mvt. 1, mm. 1-8
V64h2		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in G Major, op. 14 no. 2, mvt.1, mm. 166-174
V64i2		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, mvt. 4, mm. 254-277
V64m	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 1-16
V64e	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in c-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2, mvt. 1, mm. 53-60
V64k2		.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Fugue in E Major, BWV 878, mm. 42-43
V64d	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Beethoven, String Quartet in D Major, op. 18 no. 3, mvt. 1, mm. 1-10

V^6/4-V⁷(freer texture)

V64n2		.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 303, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
V64o2		.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, 36 Originaltänze, D. 365 no. 32, mm. 1-8
V64i	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Brahms, "Gestillte Sehnsucht", op. 91 no. 1, mm. 32-41
V64j	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Brahms, "Gestillte Sehnsucht", op. 91 no. 1, mm. 59-67

V^6/4-V^4/2-I⁶

V64l	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A Major, op. 101, mvt. 1, mm. 67-81
V64q2		.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64, mvt. 1, mm. 485-493
V64r2		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61, mvt. 1, mm. 315-321

Delayed or absent fourth

V64s2		.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Morgen muss ich fort von hier”, WoO 38 no. 17, mm. 11-16
V64q	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	J. S. Bach, Sonata no. 3 in C Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1005, mvt. 3, mm. 18-21
V64t2		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, String Trio in E-flat Major, op. 3, mvt. 4, mm. 133-141
V64u2		.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “So wünsch ich ihr ein gute Nacht”, WoO 33 no. 18, mm. 1-8
V64o	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 576, mvt. 2, mm. 62-67
V64v2		.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude in D Major, BWV 874, mm. 1-5
V64w2		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI: 12, mvt. 3, mm. 1-7
V64x2		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: 6, mvt. 4, mm. 1-5
V64y2		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 18, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
V64z2		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in A Major, Hob. XVI: 5, mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
V64a3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 24, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
V64p	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonata in d minor, K. 77, mvt. 1, mm. 40-47 (recording with guitar transposed to g minor)

Fourth ascends

V64b3	.pdf	.mp3	Bruckner, Tantum Ergo no. 2, mm. 13-16
V64d3	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, String Quartet in F Major, K. 158, mvt. 1, mm. 119-127
V64e3	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Symphony no. 3 in E-flat Major, op. 55, mvt. 4, mm. 95-99
V64f3	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in C Major, op. 2 no. 3, mvt. 2, mm. 5-8
V64g3	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in e minor, Hob. XVI: 34, mvt. 2, mm. 5-8

Atypical resolutions

V64h3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Symphony no. 90 in C Major, mvt. 1, mm. 204-207
V64i3		.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Violin Partita no. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004, Chaconne, mm. 1-5
V64j3		.pdf	.mp3	Cherubini, String Quartet no. 5 in F Major, op. posth., mvt. 2, mm. 1-4
V64k3		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Variations on “God Save the King”, WoO 78, mm. 1-6
V64f1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Chopin, Etude in E Major, op. 10 no. 3, mm. 67-77
V64l3		.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Sonata in A-flat Major, op. 110, mvt. 4, mm. 108-117
V64m3		.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat Major, D. 929, mvt. 3, mm. 30-51
V64g1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Scriabin, Prelude in e-flat minor, op. 16 no. 4 (entire)

V^6/4 (cadential 6/4) and I^6/4 (passing 6/4)

V64n3

.pdf

.mp3

Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 311, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8

V^6/4 (cadential 6/4) and V^6/4 (passing 6/4)

V64o3

pdf

mp3

Beethoven, Piano Sonata in E Major, op. 14 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 9-16

Virtuoso figuration and prolongation

V64p3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 41, mvt. 1, mm. 36-48
V64v	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Chopin, Etude in c minor, op. 10 no. 12, mm. 70-77
V64w	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Dvorak, Violin Concerto in a minor, op. 53, mvt. 3, mm. 766-795
V64x	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 3, mm. 190-222
V64y	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Grieg, Violin Sonata no. 3 in c minor, op. 45, mvt. 2, mm. 21-46

Embellished with neighboring figures

V64q3		.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, String Quartet in A Major, op. 13, mvt. 1, mm. 1-6
V64r3		.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, “Schlusslied des Narren”, op. 127 no. 5, mm. 1-11
V64s	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	J.S. Bach, English Suite no. 6 in d minor, BWV 811, Sarabande, mm. 17-24 (also see Double)
V64s3		.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, “Kinderwacht”, op. 79 no. 21, mm. 1-3
V64t3		.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, no. 40, BWV 517, mm. 29-32
V64r	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	J. S. Bach, Partita no. 1 in B-flat Major, BWV 825, Sarabande, mm. 24-28
V64t	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Major, K. 219, mvt. 2, mm. 23-29
V64w3		.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, “Lied”, op. 29 no. 2, mm. 43-53

Cadenzas

V64x3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in D Major, op. 17 no. 6, mvt. 3, mm. 35-39
V64y3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 19, mvt. 2, mm. 106-115
V64e1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333, mvt. 3, mm. 168-175
V64b1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Violin Concerto no. 5 in A Major, K. 219, mvt. 2, mm. 120-128
V64c1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Major, op. 58, mvt. 1, mm. 341-348
V64z3		.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: 39, mvt. 2, mm. 39-60
V64a1	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Haydn, Cello Concerto no. 2 in D Major, mvt. 1, mm. 174-182
V64z	.swf	.pdf	.mp4	Vitali, Chaconne in g minor, mm. 195-203
V64d1		.pdf	.mp4	Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364, mvt. 2, mm. 116-143

Inverted V^6/4 ("I⁶" with a voice exchange)

Inverted cadential six-four chords occur when one or more of the nonharmonic tones (6 and 4) occur beneath the root of the dominant harmony. The result is a visual “I6” or, less often, “I5/3,” but one that functions as an unstable cadential six-four and not as a stable tonic harmony. Numerous factors can suggest the presence of an inverted cadential six-four chord, such as preceding harmonies with clear predominant function or the employment of a voice exchange between the inverted and traditional positions of the cadential six-four. Composers often use inverted cadential six-four chords because of voice-leading issues. This is especially clear in Ex. V64f5, where the inclusion of a traditional V6/4 on the downbeat of m. 56 would create parallel octaves in the outer voices.

For more on inverted cadential six-four chords see Timothy Cutler, “On Voice Exchanges,” Journal of Music Theory 53, no. 2 (Fall 2009), pp. 191-226.

All inverted cadential six-four chords are marked with an asterisk or bracket.

V64b4	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Violin Sonatina in g minor, D. 408, mvt. 4, mm. 140-149
V64c4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Six Variations on an Allegretto, K. 547b, mm. 1-8
V64d4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 378, mvt. 2, mm. 1-8
V64e4	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 2 in A Major, op. 100, mvt. 3, mm. 1-12
V64f4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, String Quartet in d minor, K. 421, mm. 22-24 (compare with mm. 92-94)
V64g4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in G Major, K. 283, mvt. 2, mm. 33-37
V64h4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 378, mvt. 1, mm. 175-184
V64i4	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in g minor, Hob. XVI: 44, mvt. 1, mm. 17-20
V64j4	.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, Dichterliebe, op. 48 no. 4 (“Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'”), mm. 1-8
V64k4	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Die Winterreise, D. 911 no. 2 (“Der Wind spielt mir der Wetterfahne”), mm.  25-34
V64l4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, String Quartet in d minor, K. 421, mvt. 1, mm. 36-39 (compare with mm. 106-108)
V64m4	.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in e minor, op. 64, mvt. 2, mm. 37-40
V64n4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act I, Quintet, mm. 117-124 (voices only)
V64o4	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Missa in Angustiis (“Nelson Mass”), Hob. XXII: 11, Et incarnates, mm. 1-8
V64p4	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 3 in c minor, op. 60, mvt. 4, mm. 291-295
V64q4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in a minor, K. 310, mvt. 1, mm. 116-129
V64r4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, String Quartet in F Major, K. 168, mvt. 2, mm. 43-47 (compare with mm. 10-13)
V64s4	.pdf	.mp3	Chopin, Etude in e minor, op. 25 no. 5, mm. 53-60
V64t4	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Invention no. 4 in d minor, BWV 775, mm. 44-52
V64u4	.pdf	.mp3	Paganini, Caprice in E-flat Major, op. 1 no. 23, mm. 13-16
V64v4	.pdf	.mp3	Tchaikovsky, Piano Trio in a minor, op. 50, mvt. 1, mm. 14-20
V64w4	.pdf	.mp3	Schumann, “Der traurige Jäger”, op. 75 no. 3, mm. 1-8
V64x4	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 333, mvt. 2, mm. 13-20 (v. e. implied)
V64y4	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in E Major, op. 2 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 17-24 (v. e. implied)
V64z4	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Trio in E-flat Major, op. 1 no. 1, mvt. 2, mm. 13-20 (v. e. implied)
V64a5	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Sinfonia no. 9 in f minor, BWV 795, mm. 1-5 (v. e. implied)
V64b5	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Horn Concerto in D Major, K. 412, mvt. 1, mm. 22-29 (v. e. implied)

Inverted V^6/4 ("I⁶" without a voice exchange)

V64c5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Neue Liebeslieder, op. 65 no. 5 (“Wahre, wahre deinen Sohn”), mm. 1-4
V64d5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Zigeunerlieder, op. 103 no. 1 (“He, Zigeuner, griefe in die Saiten ein!”), mm. 81-93
V64e5	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Cello Suite no. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Courante, mm. 41-56
V64g5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Piano Sonata no. 3 in f minor, op. 5, mvt. 2, mm. 11-18
V64h5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Concerto for Violin and Cello in a minor, op. 102, mvt. 1, mm. 423-428
V64i5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Intermezzo in a minor, op. 76 no. 7, mm. 28-32
V64j5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Waltz in A-flat Major, op. 39 no. 15, mm. 1-8
V64k5	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898, mvt. 3, Trio, mm. 1-16
V64l5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Clarinet Sonata no. 2 in E-flat Major, op. 120 no. 2, mvt. 2, mm. 81-85
V64m5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Sankt Raphael”, WoO 34 no. 7, mm. 1-6
V64n5	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach (arr. Schumann), Solo Violin Sonata in g minor, BWV 1001, mvt. 4, mm. 79-82
V64o5	.pdf	.mp3	Sibelius, Finlandia, op. 26, mm. 61-74
V64p5	.pdf	.mp3	Mendelssohn, Paulus, op. 36 no. 2, mm. 7-8
V64q5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 2, mvt. 1, mm. 125-143
V64r5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 45, mvt. 1, mm. 82-85
V64s5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in b minor, Hob. XVI: 32, mvt. 1, mm. 19-25
V64t5	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Symphony no. 21 in A Major, K. 134, mvt. 1, mm. 35-42 (compare with mm. 104-111)
V64u5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: G1, mvt. 1, mm. 74-80
V64v5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 33, mvt. 1, mm. 153-166
V64w5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 19, mvt. 1, mm. 91-102
V64x5	.pdf	.mp3	Haydn, String Quartet in d minor, op. 9 no. 4, mvt. 3, mm. 64-70
V64y5	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Meerfahrt”, op. 96 no. 4, mm. 21-25
V64z5	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Violin Concerto in a minor, BWV 1041, mvt. 1, mm. 143-146
V64a6	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 3 in c minor, op. 37, mvt. 3, mm. 1-8
V64b6	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Violin Sonata in F Major, K. 377, mvt. 2, mm. 57-64
V64c6	.pdf	.mp3	Saint-Saëns, String Quartet no. 1 in e minor, op. 112, mvt. 1, mm. 1-17
V64d6	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in e minor, op. 98, mvt. 4, mm. 1-8
V64e6	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364, mvt. 2, mm. 120-122
V64f6	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, The Musical Offering, BWV 1079, mvt. 1, mm. 10-18
V64g6	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Gang zur liebsten”, WoO 38 no. 2 (all)
V64h6	.pdf	.mp3	Brahms, “Der Zimmergesell”, WoO 38 no. 11, mm. 1-4

Inverted V^6/4 ("I^5/3")

V64i6	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Violin Concerto in a minor, BWV 1041, mvt. 1, mm. 102-105
V64j6	.pdf	.mp3	Schubert, Die Winterreise, D. 911 no. 1 (“Gute Nacht”), mm. 7-11
V64k6	.pdf	.mp3	Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in g minor, op. 8 no. 2 (“Summer”), mvt. 1, mm. 12-30
V64m6	.pdf	.mp3	J. S. Bach, Chorale no. 217 (“Ach Gott, wie manches Herzelied”), mm. 1-8
V64n6	.pdf	.mp3	Mozart, Symphony no. 17 in G Major, K. 129, mvt. 2, mm. 60-67
V64o6	.pdf	.mp3	Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 4 in G Major, op. 58, mvt. 1, mm. 29-32
V64p6	.pdf	.mp3	Paganini, Caprice in g minor, op. 1 no. 6, mm. 8-11
V64q6	.pdf	.mp3	Paganini, Caprice in A Major, op. 1 no. 21, mm. 3-10 (compare with mm. 19-26)
V64r6	.pdf	.mp3	Paganini, Caprice in c minor, op. 1 no. 4, mm. 11-16