Tonic and Cadential Areas

Question 1

types of cadence

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

cadential areas in music are best described as

Answer 2

• moments of arrival/departure

Question 3

the three main types of cadences are

Answer 3

• authentic, perfect authentic, half

Question 4

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

Answer 4

• step