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A Phrygian cadence is a type of imperfect cadence, ending on the dominant chord (V). ... “The half cadence, in which the upper part is suspended against the bass and resolved through the sixth to the octave… usually appears in the middle or at the end of a slow piece in a minor key.
- Why is it called a Phrygian cadence?
- What cadence is V to IV?
- What is a plagal cadence?
- What are the 4 types of cadence?
Why is it called a Phrygian cadence?
A Phrygian half cadence is a half cadence iv6–V in minor, so named because the semitonal motion in the bass (sixth degree to fifth degree) resembles the half-step heard in the ii–I of the 15th-century cadence in the Phrygian mode.
What cadence is V to IV?
As stated already, V-IV is a deceptive cadence. Also, cadences with a non-dominant chord to a IV chord are a form of Half Cadence. The former is comparatively rare, and the latter even more so, but they are classed as such. There is no cadence that ends on IV.
What is a plagal cadence?
: a musical cadence in which subdominant harmony resolves to the tonic (see tonic entry 2 sense 2) — called also amen cadence.
What are the 4 types of cadence?
Four principal types of harmonic cadence are identified in common practice: usually these are called authentic, half, plagal, and deceptive cadences.
