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Cadences |
 Cadences
are required in order to establish a firm closing action to a phrase. There
are many characteristics of cadences, such as:
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| Authentic cadences, by
for the most common type, are any progressions that end with the chords
V-I.
Deceptive cadences end with
any chord besides a I or V.
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Half Cadences |
| A half cadences is any
cadence ending on the dominant chord instead of the root. Typically a half
cadence will have the figured bass notation of (*-V), where * is any chord
but a IV(first inversion). |
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A perfect cadence is
where, in an authentic cadence, both chords are in root position. An imperfect
cadence is where the chords are in any other inversion.
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Plagal and Phrygian Cadences |
| Plagal cadences have
the ending of IV-I. It is also known as the "amen" chord.
Phrygian cadences were used
primarily in the Baroque era. They have an ending of IV(first inversion)
to V. |
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