cadence
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- noun
- /ˈkeɪdəns/
- Specialized
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cadencia
- For example, the V-I cadence ceases to feel final when it becomes the sole ingredient of a piece, repeated over and over.
- harmonic cadences
- final cadence
And then there's a cadence point there.
- And then there's a cadence point there.
Examples
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The antecedent is a phrase that ends with a weak cadence and the consequent OK is a phrase that ends with a strong cadence.
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Each one of them has got the same like cadence and rhythm and fundamental feel to it.
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"We're living in strange times" was the final cadence to many a topic of conversation.
Blog text (29) -
Identify the harmony and melodic pitch at each cadence.
Academic text (2006) -
A virtuoso passage, interrupting the final cadence of an aria.
Academic text (2003) -
Willie Jay and Sonya finished their tender duet on a final cheery cadence, filling the room with utter silence.
Fiction book (1999) -
The song concluded with a beautiful cadence that left the audience in awe.
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The final cadence of the symphony signaled the end of the performance.
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As the orchestra played the last notes, a harmonious cadence marked the end of the piece.
Synonyms
A chord change from the fourth chord to the main chord that ends church songs
A musical ending in church music where singers finish by singing Amen
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A chord change from the fourth chord to the main chord that ends church songs
Surface Forms
Etymology
The musical sense of cadence also comes from Latin cadere 'to fall'. A cadence in music is the moment when melody or chords 'fall' to a rest, so the word now names the chord sequence that finishes a musical phrase.