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authentic cadence — noun : a cadence consisting of the resolution of the dominant or the dominant seventh chord to the tonic * * * authentic cadence noun (music) A perfect cadence • • • Main Entry: ↑authentic … Useful english dictionary
Cadence (music) — Perfect authentic cadence (V I [here in V7 I form] with roots in the bass and tonic in the highest voice of the final chord): ii V7 I progression in C … Wikipedia
cadence — /kayd ns/, n., v., cadenced, cadencing. n. Also, cadency. 1. rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language. 2. (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured. 3. the beat, rate, or measure of any… … Universalium
cadence — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent, accentuation, acciaccatura, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, appoggiatura, arabesque, arsis, authentic cadence, bacchius, bass passage, beat, bourdon, bridge, burden, cadency … Moby Thesaurus
authentic — adjective Etymology: Middle English autentik, from Anglo French, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs perpetrator, master, from aut + hentēs (akin to Greek anyein to accomplish, Sanskrit sanoti he gains) Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
authentic — authentically, adv. /aw then tik/, adj. 1. not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique. 2. having the origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages; an authentic work… … Universalium
authentic — au•then•tic [[t]ɔˈθɛn tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) genuine; real 2) having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence: an authentic work by an old master[/ex] 3) entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience;… … From formal English to slang
Andalusian cadence — Andalusian cadences are common in Flamenco music. The Andalusian cadence is a term adopted from flamenco music for a chord progression comprising four chords descending stepwise.[1] It is otherwise known as the minor descending tetrachord … Wikipedia
English cadence (music) — In conventional Western music theory, the English cadence is a distinctive contrapuntal pattern particular to the authentic or perfect cadence. This pattern is so named because of its use primarily by English composers of the High Renaissance.The … Wikipedia
imperfect cadence — noun 1. : an authentic or plagal cadence in which the third or the fifth of the final chord appears in the soprano part or in which one or both of the cadential chords are inverted compare perfect cadence; see cadence illustration 2. : half… … Useful english dictionary
