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Noun Concept
Categories: Musical terminology, Cadences, Articles with short description, Jazz terminology
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cadence  Abrupt cadence  authentic cadence  Authentischer Schluss  Avoided cadence
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music
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In Western musical theory, a cadence is the end of a phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards. Wikipedia
Melodic or harmonic configuration that creates a sense of resolution. Wikipedia Disambiguation
A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy. Wiktionary