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PLAGAL CADENCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plagal cadence mean?
• PLAGAL CADENCE (noun)
The noun PLAGAL CADENCE has 1 sense:
1. a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
Familiarity information: PLAGAL CADENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
amen cadence; plagal cadence
Hypernyms ("plagal cadence" is a kind of...):
cadence (the close of a musical section)
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