English Explanatory Dictionary

deceptive cadence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a falling cadence in which the ear expects a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but it resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.

Word forms

deceptive cadence deceptive cadences

Synonyms

interrupted cadence

Related words

plagal cadence
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