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cadence vs plagal cadence

plagal cadence vs cadence

cadence and plagal cadence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cadence Yes No No No
plagal cadence Yes No No No
As nouns, plagal cadence is a hyponym of cadence; that is, plagal cadence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cadence:
  • cadence: the close of a musical section
  • plagal cadence: a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
Other hyponyms of cadence include amen cadence.
cadence (noun) plagal cadence (noun)
a recurrent rhythmical series a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
the close of a musical section
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Difference between cadence and plagal cadence

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