cadential
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- adjective
- /kəˈdɛnʃəl/
- Specialized
- The composer used a rich cadential phrase to signal the end of the piece.
- cadential pattern
Examples
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Learning to play tonic-dominant cadential patterns allows students to move to more diatonic musical improvisations.
Academic text (1995) -
Tonal centers are established by emphasizing I, IV, and V chords and various cadential patterns.
Academic text (2001) -
This reinforces a typical cadential pattern of do-re-do-ti-do.
Academic text (2002) -
During the game, the cadential harmony is played repeatedly, and the resolution to tonic is gradually delayed to give students time for extended exploration.
Academic text (2006) -
For improvisation on that concept, give the students the chord pitches to choose from for tonic and dominant, set out a harmonic background, and let students create short cadential phrases from the notes available.
Academic text (2006) -
During the more legato cadential chords, instruct them to "stop hopping and look around for food or hunters." Since each type of segment occurs several times during the piece, students must listen for and respond to the appropriate musical cues.
Academic text (1990) -
And he speaks of expressive strategies, such as distinctive orchestration treatments, vocal combinations or voicings, and harmonic or cadential treatments that provide for a personal style of composition.
Academic text (1990) -
Many classical works feature a strong cadential moment that resolves the musical tension.
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In her song, the cadential section gives a satisfying conclusion to the melody.
Synonyms
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Shows a clear, regular rhythm in movement or sound
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cadential comes from cadence, which in turn comes from the Latin word cadere meaning 'to fall'. Think of a melody or voice 'falling' into a final note—so something cadential is a closing sound or pause that signals the end of a musical phrase or a line of poetry.