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deceptive cadence: a standalone construct

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Music theory

a cadence in which the dominant resolves to a chord other than the expected tonic, most often the submediant.

In music theory, deceptive cadence refers to a cadence in which the dominant resolves to a chord other than the expected tonic, most often the submediant. This meaning comes from Aldwell (1978) in Harmony and voice leading.[1]

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cadence3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs chord3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs dominant1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Aldwell, E., & Schachter, C. (1978). Harmony and voice leading. Thomson/Schirmer. ISBN 9781439083307

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