Tonic and Cadential Areas Flashcards

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types of cadence

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  • Authentic Cadence (AC)
    • V-I
    • two kinds of AC
    • Perfect authentic cadence (PAC)
  • – perfect octave between soprano and bass in tonic
  • – both chords are in root position
  • – tonic is approached by a step in the tonic
  • – since it sounds so final, this is how pieces end
    • Imperfect authentic cadence (IAC)
    • anything that is an AC that is not a PAC such as chords are not root position or the soprano does not have the root of the tonic
  • Half Cadence
    • ends on a dominant chord (V)
    • unlike the AC it does not need a preparation. if just needs to end on V
    • the preceding chord can be a variety of chords
    • the purpose is to continue the thought
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cadential areas in music are best described as

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  • moments of arrival/departure
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the three main types of cadences are

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  • authentic, perfect authentic, half
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for an authentic cadence to be perfect, the top voice must move by _____ to tonic

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  • step
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