deceptive cadence
English edit
Noun edit
deceptive cadence (plural deceptive cadences)
- (music, US) a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.
- Synonym: (British) interrupted cadence
Translations edit
falling cadence the dominant chord resolves to something other than the tonic (usually the submediant)
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See also edit
- deceptive cadence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- plagal cadence