cadences
Rises and falls
Cadences is the plural of cadence, a word about rhythm and flow.
In music, a cadence is a sequence of chords that brings a phrase to rest.
In speech, cadence is the rise and fall of the voice: the familiar cadences of a Southern preacher.
Military cadence is the rhythmic count that keeps troops marching in step.
More broadly, any rhythmic pattern or tempo: the cadences of daily life.
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- emphasisStress given to something
modulation · tone · pitch · rising · falling · phrasing · delivery · elocution
Patterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- meterDevice that measures usage
- phrasingManner of expressing something
dynamics · crescendo · diminuendo · ritardando · accelerando · rubato · fermata · legato
Formal decision or determination
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
- chord progressionSequence of tonal changes
authentic · deceptive · perfect · imperfect · suspension · leading tone · finale · closure
Rhythmic group walk
- drillHole-boring device
- formationCreation or arrangement
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- paradeCeremonial public procession
step · count · drumbeat · regiment · marching band · call and response · bugle · tattoo
Recurring arrangement or template
- repetitionAct of redoing
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
periodicity · ebb and flow · oscillation · regularity · interval · return · refrain · iteration
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
emphasis · modulation · tone · pitch · rising · falling · phrasing · delivery · elocution · articulation
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
phrasing · dynamics · crescendo · diminuendo · ritardando · accelerando · rubato · fermata · legato · staccato
resolution
Formal decision or determination
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
chord progression · authentic · deceptive · perfect · imperfect · suspension · leading tone · finale · closure · rest
march
Rhythmic group walk
parade · step · count · drumbeat · regiment · marching band · call and response · bugle · tattoo · reveille
pattern
Recurring arrangement or template
- repetitionAct of redoing
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
recurrence · periodicity · ebb and flow · oscillation · regularity · interval · return · refrain · iteration · pulse
- harmonyharmony, chord, chords, triad, triads
- ear trainingear training, pitch recognition, relative pitch, absolute pitch, perfect pitch
- marketing softwarecampaigns, leads, contacts, workflows, email templates
- music analysisstructural analysis, chord progressions, rhythmic patterns, counterpoint, modulation
- music termsmelody, tempo, rhythm, harmony, beat
- camp songscampfire songs, Kumbaya, Taps, campfire song, sing-alongs
cadencesmonotone
Single unvarying pitch
monotony · flatness · droning · drone · uniformity
cadencesdissonance
Lack of harmony
open endings · suspension · atonality · incompleteness · irresolution
cadencesstaccato
Short, separated note style
choppiness · abruptness · jerkiness · halting · discontinuity
- poetic cadenceRhythmic flow in verse
- march cadenceSung rhythm for troops
- marching cadenceRhythmic chant for formations
- drum cadenceRepetitive percussion pattern for marching
- army cadenceSynchronized military marching chant
- cadence callsMilitary running chants