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Sign in to saveIn Western musical theory, a cadence () is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards. A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music. A rhythmic cadence is a characteristic rhythmic pattern that indicates the end of a phrase. A cadence can be labeled "weak" or "strong" depending on the impression of finality it gives.
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- Nomenclature across the world
- Common classifications
- Perfect authentic cadence
- Imperfect authentic cadence
- Evaded cadence
- Half cadence
- Phrygian half cadence
- Lydian cadence
- Burgundian cadences
- Plagal half cadence
- Plagal cadence
- Minor plagal cadence
- Moravian cadence
- Deceptive cadence{{anchor|Interrupted_(deceptive)_cadence}}
- Other classifications
- Inverted cadence
- Rhythmic classifications
- Picardy third
- Upper leading-tone cadence
- In medieval and Renaissance polyphony
- Clausula vera
- Plagal cadence
- Rest
- Evaded cadence
- Corelli cadence
- English cadence
- Landini cadence
- Common practice period
- Authentic cadences and half cadences
- Plagal cadences
- Deceptive cadences
- Jazz
- Rhythmic cadence
- See also
- References
- Sources
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In Western musical theory, a cadence () is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards. A harmonic cadence is a progression of two or more chords that concludes a phrase, section, or piece of music. A rhythmic cadence is a characteristic rhythmic pattern that indicates the end of a phrase. A cadence can be labeled "weak" or "strong" depending on the impression of finality it gives.