English Explanatory Dictionary

perfect authentic cadence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I), where both chords are in the root position and the tonic is in the highest position of the root chord.

Word forms

perfect authentic cadence perfect authentic cadences
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