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Phrygian cadence

Phrygian cadence noun: a type of imperfect cadence frequently found in Baroque compositions. The gesture consists of a iv⁶–V final cadence in the minor mode at the end of a slow movement or slow introduction. It implies that a fast movement is to follow without pause, generally in the same key.

Noun

Phrygian cadence (plural Phrygian cadences)

  1. A type of imperfect cadence frequently found in Baroque compositions. The gesture consists of a iv⁶–V final cadence in the minor mode at the end of a slow movement or slow introduction. It implies that a fast movement is to follow without pause, generally in the same key.

Forms of Phrygian cadence

pluralPhrygian cadences

Questions about Phrygian cadence

What does Phrygian cadence mean?
Phrygian cadence means a type of imperfect cadence frequently found in Baroque compositions. The gesture consists of a iv⁶–V final cadence in the minor mode at the end of a slow movement or slow introduction. It implies that a fast movement is to follow without pause, generally in the same key.
What part of speech is Phrygian cadence?
Phrygian cadence is a noun.
What is the plural of Phrygian cadence?
The plural of Phrygian cadence is Phrygian cadences.

Words near Phrygian cadence in the dictionary

  1. phryganas
  2. phryganeid
  3. phryganeids
  4. Phrygia
  5. phrygian
  6. Phrygian cadence
  7. Phrygian cadences
  8. Phrygian cap
  9. Phrygian caps
  10. Phrygian mode
  11. Phrygian modes

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