{
    "slug": "cadence",
    "term": "Cadence",
    "aka": [
        "Phrase ending",
        "Harmonic close"
    ],
    "short": "A conventional pattern at the end of a phrase or section that gives a sense of closure, pause or continuation.",
    "body": "A cadence is a harmonic, melodic or rhythmic pattern that marks the end of a phrase or section. In tonal music a cadence is usually a pair of chords, and the strength of the close depends on the bass, the top voice and the metre. The four standard types are the authentic, half, plagal and deceptive cadences, and the authentic cadence comes in perfect and imperfect forms. A half cadence ends on the dominant, so the music pauses without resolving. An authentic cadence moves from V to I and closes. In C major, G7 to C is an authentic cadence, while C to G is a half cadence, because the phrase stops on the dominant. Identifying the cadences is usually the first step in analysing a phrase.",
    "related": [
        "authentic-cadence",
        "half-cadence",
        "plagal-cadence",
        "deceptive-cadence",
        "phrase"
    ],
    "url": "https://musics.name/glossary/cadence/"
}