cadential
Relating to resolution
Cadential describes something relating to or having the character of a cadence—a concluding musical phrase or the rhythmic flow of speech.
A cadential passage brings a piece of music toward resolution: The cadential chords signaled the end of the movement.
In music theory, cadential patterns follow predictable harmonic progressions that create a sense of arrival or closure.
Formal decision or determination
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
progression · consonance · dissonance · triad · seventh · inversion · perfect · deceptive
Final portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- codaClosing musical passage
- finaleConcluding part of performance
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
termination · close · passage · period · section · movement · recapitulation · fermata
Device that measures usage
- downbeatNegatively toned or dispirited
- tempoRate of musical performance
- pulseArterial blood throb
- rallentandoGradual tempo reduction
ritardando · timing · accent · measure · beat · flow · pacing · preparation
resolution
Formal decision or determination
- tonicInvigorating medicinal drink
- dominantHaving superior influence
- subdominantFourth scale degree
chord · progression · consonance · dissonance · triad · seventh · inversion · perfect · deceptive · half
ending
Final portion of something
- conclusionEnd or deduction
- codaClosing musical passage
- finaleConcluding part of performance
punctuation · termination · close · passage · period · section · movement · recapitulation · fermata · rest
meter
Device that measures usage
rallentando · ritardando · timing · accent · measure · beat · flow · pacing · preparation · anticipation
cadentialpreparatory
Done before something else
transitional · developmental · modulatory · destabilizing · unresolved
case, occasion, accident, cascade, cadence, decadent, coincide, decadence, deciduous