a complete, independent musical idea, usually consisting of two or four phrases, ending with a cadence
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Complete cadence
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Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an…
First ending
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where a section is repeated, the composer may wish to vary the sectional ending, whether first ending or second ending, as a…
Imperfect Cadence
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Half Cadence. A chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic cho…
Period
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a complete musical thought, concluded by a cadence, having two phrases, each usually two to eight bars (measures) in length
Church Cadence
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Plagal Cadence. A chord progression where the subdominant chord is followed by the tonic chord In the tonality of C major, an…
Closed ending
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second of two endings in a secular medieval work, usually cadencing on the final
Half Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic chord in second i…
Half Close Cadence
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A chord progression where the dominant chord is the final chord of the cadence and is preceded by the tonic chord in second i…