Does every phrase in music end with a cadence?

It was most famously put forward by William Rothstein in his book Phrase Rhythm in Tonal Music: If there is no cadence, there is no phrase. As such, the overwhelmingly prevailing view on common-practice music is that every phrase has a cadence at the end of it.

1. Does every song have a cadence?
2. How do you end a phrase in music?
3. How do you label a phrase in music?

Does every song have a cadence?

Not every V – I progression (or I – V) is a cadence. A phrase can be full of tonic and dominant chords but it can only have one cadence. If every V – I progression was a cadence, these 2 bars and a bit would have 4 of them. Clearly, this is not so even though they only consist of the tonic and dominant chords.

How do you end a phrase in music?

Lesson Summary

A phrase is a musical thought that is typically four measures long and ends with a cadence that can be strong or weak. In a period of two phrases, the first phrase, called the antecedent phrase, ends with a weak cadence, and the second phrase, called the consequent phrase, ends with a strong cadence.

How do you label a phrase in music?

Labeling/analysis: we usually label different phrases with lowercase letters; a, b, c, etc.