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Arrange Cadences in Four Parts

The document discusses four types of cadences in music: 1) Perfect cadence, which signals a full stop, 2) Plagal cadence, also a full stop used in hymns, 3) Interrupted cadence, which implies an ending but is interrupted, and 4) Imperfect cadence, which signals a pause like a comma. It then explains how to write perfect and imperfect cadences in four parts using soprano, alto, tenor, bass voices and gives examples in major and minor keys, noting the use of dominant and tonic chords and the treatment of leading tones. The document concludes with an activity to write examples of perfect and imperfect cadences in specified keys.

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Arrange Cadences in Four Parts

The document discusses four types of cadences in music: 1) Perfect cadence, which signals a full stop, 2) Plagal cadence, also a full stop used in hymns, 3) Interrupted cadence, which implies an ending but is interrupted, and 4) Imperfect cadence, which signals a pause like a comma. It then explains how to write perfect and imperfect cadences in four parts using soprano, alto, tenor, bass voices and gives examples in major and minor keys, noting the use of dominant and tonic chords and the treatment of leading tones. The document concludes with an activity to write examples of perfect and imperfect cadences in specified keys.

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Arrange Cadences in Four Parts

Music, as in literary composition, has words making up sentences and phrases.


A musical phrase is a group of notes forming a unit.

Study the example given below :

This melody has two phrases. Each phrase has four bars.
It is a sentence having two phrases.
At the end of the sentence is a point of rest.
A point of rest in music is called a CADENCE.

There are four types of cadences in music.

1. The Perfect Cadence, which is equal to a full-stop.( FULL CLOSE)

2. The Plagal Cadence, which is also a full-stop, used mostly at the end of
hymns. It is also called the Amen cadence.( AMEN )

3. The Interrupted Cadence, which gives the feeling of an ending until the
last chord is heard, which interrupts the ending.( FALSE CLOSE)

4. The Imperfect Cadence, which is equal to a comma in literary


composition, giving the feeling there is more to come.( HALF CLOSE)
Writing the Perfect and Imperfect Cadences

Perfect Cadence

The Perfect cadence or full-close consists of two chords – the dominant followed by the
tonic chord arranged for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass [S A T B] voices.

Study the following illustration :

G C
D G
B E
G C
V I
C major

 It is the Perfect cadence in C major.


 The two chords used are the dominant (V) and tonic (I) chords of C major. (G – C)
 The bass ascends a 4th as at a) or falls a 5th as at b).
 The common note G appears in the same part. [In the Tenor part at a) and in the Alto part at b)]

Perfect Cadence in a minor key

The same rules apply with the addition – raise the 7 th


note, the leading note of the minor key, which leads to the
tonic in the next voice.

 The bass falls a 5th at a) and ascends a 4th at b).


 The leading note is raised and rises to the tonic. (G# – A)
 The common note appears in the same part.
Imperfect Cadence

The Imperfect cadence or half-close which is like a comma, is not used at the end of a sentence.

F C
C G
A E
F C
I V

F MAJOR

 At a) the key is F major.


 The Roman figures used are I – V, Tonic – Dominant chords.
 The common note is in the same part.

 At b) the key is D minor.


 The 7th note is raised. (C#)
 The common note (A) appears in the same part.

Play on a keyboard instrument, the examples of Perfect and Imperfect cadences to gain
familiarity on how they sound.

Activity

Write cadences in four parts for S A T B.s Use key signatures.


 Perfect cadences on G major, B flat major, C minor and B minor.

V I

 Imperfect cadences on F minor, E major, E flat major and E minor.

I V

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