Cadences Flashcards

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What is an Perfect Cadence?

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Also known as Authentic cadence. It creates the most decisive ending.
V - I

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What does a cadence do?

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Creates a sense of praise or break during the flow of music. Divides music into sections or phrases; a piece of music normally ends with a cadence.

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What is a Plagal cadence?

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Sounds like church music. Not as decisive but frequently used to end a piece of work.
IV - I

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What is an Imperfect cadence?

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Also known as a Half cadence. Usually occurs in the middle of a piece, acts like a comma. 
It involves progressions to V
ii - V / II - V
I - V / i - V
IV - V
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What is a Interrupted Cadence?

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Also known as a deceptive cadence, sounds like a question mark.
V - vi

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