Cadence Exam 2024 Questions & Answers 100% Correct
Authentic Cadence (Full Cadence) - ANSWER-V - I (dominant to tonic in root position)
Phrases that end 2-1, 7-1, 4-3, 2-3 imply authentic cadences.
Perfect Authentic Cadence - ANSWER-V - I (dominant to tonic in root position)
Soprano: 2-1 or 7-1
Bass: 5-1
Imperfect Authentic Cadence - ANSWER-V - I (dominant to tonic in root position)
Soprano closes on 5 or 3
Bass: 5-1 or contrapuntal cadence (such as 7-1 or 2-1)
Contrapuntal Cadence - ANSWER-Cadence in which either the dominant or the tonic (or both) are inverted.
Contrapuntal cadences often involve the very harmonies used in EPMs.
D: V4/3, V6/5, V4/2, vii°6
Half Cadence - ANSWER-V
Half cadences close on a root-position dominant.
Phrases that end on scale degree 2 or 7 imply half cadences.
Cadences on scale degree 5 usually imply a half cadence, but they can imply an authentic cadence.
Phrygian Half Cadence - ANSWER-Major: IV6 - V
Minor: iv6 - V
Upper: 4 - 5
Bass: 6 - 5
4 - 5
4 - 3
1 - 1
6 - 5
Bass and soprano move in contrary motion by step.
Picardy Third & Leading Tone in Minor - ANSWER-In minor, two common chromatic alterations:
1. The dominant will be a major triad, so scale degree 7 must be raised to create a leading tone.
2. The tonic harmony that closes a piece will sometimes contain a raised third to form a major triad. This idiom is called a Picardy third.
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