cadence
A cadence is a chord progression that, after building up a tension through dissonances, leads back to the tension-solving root note. If the dominant stands before the final chord, then the cadence is called authentic; if the subdominant, it is called plagal.
In a cadence a tension comes to rest.1)
Important authentic cadences
- Major cadence (1451) (I-IV-V-I) and variants
(1151, 1251, 1351, 1451, 1551, 1651) - fourth cadence (14736251) (I-IV-vii-iii-vi-ii-V-I)
- Jazz cadence (251) (ii7-V7-I)
- Swing cadence (16251) (I-VI-II7-V7-I)
Important plagal cadences
- Blues cadence (141541) (I-IV-I-V7-IV-I)
- Pop cadence (15641) (I-V-vi-IV-I) (expanded: 1564141)
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Ulrich Kaiser: Die Kadenz (als Schlusswendung)