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CADENCES
CONTENT
- Definition of Cadence
- Kinds of Cadence
Definition of Cadence
A cadence can be defined as a resting point in a musical composition. In music, there are such punctuation marks, as full –stops, commas, and so on. In other words, a cadence can be defined as “the phrase ending of a musical composition.
Kinds of Cadence
- Perfect cadence (full close)
- Imperfect cadence (half close)
- Plagal cadence (Amen)
- Interrupted cadence. (Surprise, deceptive, evaded)
Perfect Cadence
This serves as a full sentence which usually ends with a full stop, gives a sense of finality or conclusion. This type of cadence is produced by the movement of the dominant chord (V), followed by the tonic chord (I). In other words, the movement of chord V to chord I produces perfect cadence. Look at the following examples:
Imperfect Cadence
This cadence is half-closed because it does not give any sense of finality. It acts as comma in a musical composition.
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