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plagal cadence
noun
, Music.
- a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plagal cadence1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
These enharmonic passages recur to satiety, and the abuse of the plagal cadence deprives it of its religious solemnity.
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The Plagal Cadence (A-men chord) at the end of the piece has been transcribed as breves instead of semibreves for authenticity.
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A plagal cadence is one in which the tonic chord is preceded by the sub-dominant chord (IV—I).
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The first one (a) is called a perfect plagal cadence, the last two are imperfect plagal.
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