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Plagal Cadence
see synonyms of plagal cadenceNoun
1. amen cadence, plagal cadence
a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Plagal Cadence
see synonyms of plagal cadencen.
A cadence with the subdominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord. Also called amen cadence.
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