cadence : Idioms & Phrases


amen cadence

  • noun a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
    amen cadence.
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Deceptive cadence

  • (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or in some foreign key, postponing the final close.
Webster 1913

False cadence

  • an imperfect or interrupted cadence.
Webster 1913

Half cadence

  • (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.
Webster 1913

Imperfect cadence

  • (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic, but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving complete rest; a half close.
Webster 1913

Perfect cadence

  • (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close in harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the dominant.
Webster 1913

Plagal cadence

  • noun a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
    amen cadence.
WordNet
  • a cadence in which the final chord on the tonic is preceded by the chord on the subdominant.
Webster 1913