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Plagal cadence

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Noun
  1. 1
    A falling cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic; especially used in an ending Amen.

    "A fellow could rely on Market Street only so far, and then even that began to get discouraging, plagal cadences on parlor pianos, bright lights, and mirrors to the contrary notwithstanding."

  2. 2
    a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic wordnet

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