Cadences

COMMON PRACTICE CADENCES
Perfect Authentic Cadences (PAC) harmonically closed
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Harpsichord Quartet, mvt. II Rondo, mm.1-8
(recording link)
pdfmp3Martines, Maria Anna, Sonata in A major, mvt. I. Allegro, mm. 41-42
pdfmp3Martines, Maria Anna, Sonata in E major, mvt. II. Andante, mm.62-63
(contains suspensions and cad6/4) (recording link)
pdfmp3Martines, Maria Anna, Sonata in E major, mvt. III. Allegro, mm.83-86
(recording link)
pdfmp3Ponce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, VIII Coro
(Aria Alegre) mm.7-8 (recording link)
Imperfect Authentic Cadences (IAC) harmonically closed
pdfmp3ABBA, Money, Money, Money pickup to 7-10
(words and music by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus)
pdfmp3Bach, J.S., Chorale 46, Vom Himmel hoch, da kom’ich her, mm.1-2
(viio6/5 to I) (recording link)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Sonata No. 2 in A major for piano and violin, mvt. I Allegro moderato, mm. 135-137
pdfmp3Bon, Anna, Six Flute Sonatas, No. 1 Adagio, mm.1-2
pdfmp3Martines, Maria Anna, Sonata in E major, mvt. I. Allegro, mm.1-4
pdfmp3Martines, Maria Anna, Sonata in A major, mvt. I. Allegro, mm.1-3
(recording link)
pdfmp3Ponce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, IX Aria,
mm.15-17 (recording link)
pdfmp3Rusca, Claudia Francesca, Canzon Prima ‘La Borromea’ for viol quartet, mm.1-5
pdfmp3Rusca, Claudia Francesca, Canzon Prima ‘La Borromea’ for viol quartet, mm.47-49
pdfmp3Summer, Donna, Hot Stuff, mm.16-21 (iv-V-i)
(words and music by Pete Bellotte, Harold Faltermeier and Keith Forsey)
Half Cadences (HC) (dominant half cadences) harmonically open
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Harpsichord Quartet, mvt. I Allegro, mm.1-4
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Sonata No. 2 in A major for piano and violin, mvt. I Allegro moderato, mm. 10-12
pdfmp3Farrenc, Louise, Élévation for organ, Adagio religioso, mm.1-8 and mm.17-24
(two phrases of IAC and HC) (link to recording)
pdfmp3Prisovsky, Vasily, Reverie, Op.64, mm.1-7
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Strozzi, Barbara, Sonetto proemio dell’opera, two soprano and continuo, mm.1-5
pdfmp3Van Halen, Jump, mm.1-4 (occurs throughout) (I-IV-Vsus4)
(words and music by David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, and Michael Anthony)
Deceptive Cadences (DC)
pdfmp3Colbran, Isabella, Six Songs for piano or harp accompaniment, No. 3, Benché ti sia crudel,
Allegro Moderato, mm.27-40 (link to recording) (V7 to vi mm.33-34)
Phrygian Half Cadences (PHC) harmonically open
pdfmp3Bach, J.S., Chorale 25, Wo soll ich fliehen hin, mm.1-2
(recording link)
pdfmp3Bach, J.S., Chorale 47 Vater unser im Himmelreich, mm.2-4
(recording link)
pdfmp3Castellanos, Rafael Antonio, Vaja de Jácara amigos for two violins, voice, and continuo, mm.1-4
pdfmp3Nepomuceno, Alberto, String Quartet No. 2 mvt. I. Allegro con fuoco, mm.1-5
(link to recording)
Tonicized Half Cadences (THC) harmonically open
pdfmp3Bach, J.S., Chorale 35, Gott des Himmels und der Erden, mm1-4
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Harpsichord Quartet, mvt. II Rondo, mm. 48-59
pdflinkPonce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, I Arioso mm.1-8
THC appears in m.5
pdfmp3Ponce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, VI Minuet mm.1-8
THC appears in m.4
pdfmp3Ponce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, VII Aria mm.1-8
THC appears in m.3-4
Plagal Cadences (PC) (IV-I) harmonically closed
pdfmp3Andrée, Elfrida, Piano Quartet in A minor, III. Finale: Allegro, mm.262-271
(iv6/4 to I) (link to recording)
pdfmp3Bach, J.S. BWV 386, Nun danket alle Gott, mm.1-4, (plagal cadence occurs in mm.1-2)
pdfmp3Bosmans, Henriëtte, Arietta for viola and piano, Largo, mm.37-51
(link to recording) (answer key)
pdfmp3Cleve, Halfdan, Prelude, Op.14, No. 1, mm.23-30
(link to recording)
pdfMIDIFaisst, Clara, Sonata for violin and piano, Op.14, mvt. I. Allegro animato, mm. 211-224
(answer key)
pdfMIDIHamilton, Fayette Montgomery, A Prayer, mm.1-6
pdfMIDIHamilton, Fayette Montgomery, The Parting Hour Has Come, mm.9-16
(plagal cadence in the first phrase of excerpt, PAC in the second)
pdfMIDIHamilton, Fayette Montgomery, Let Us Look to Jesus, penultimate phrase of chorus
(plagal cadence in the first phrase of the excerpt, PAC in the second)
pdfmp3Jones, Charles Price, I Will Make the Darkness Light, mm.1-4
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Malher, Alma, 5 Gesänge: II. Ekstase, mm.58-64 (piano coda)
(*plagal adjacent major II to I) (link to recording)
pdfMIDIMayer, Emilie, Cello Sonata in C Major, mvt. III Un poco adagio, mm.120-123
pdfmp3Mendelssohn, Fanny, Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke: No. 2. February, mm.179-185
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da, Missa Papae Marcelli, Agnus Dei II, mm.50-53
pdfmp3Price, Florence, Joy in June for piano solo, mm.85-90
(link to recording)
pdflinkRed is the Rose, traditional Irish folk song, mm.11-12
pdfMIDISoro, Enrique, Two Humoresques for piano, Scherzo No. 3, Allegro con brio, mm.113-120
(ii half dim. 7 to I or iv add 6 to I)
pdfMIDIValborg, Aulin, Tre Fantasistycken för piano, Op. 30, II. Humoreske, Allegro energico,
mm.167-173 (iv to I)
(Transcribed from the original manuscript and edited by Joseph Simunac)
Conclusive Modal Cadences
Modal Cadences (MC) (Subtonic Cadence bVII to i) harmonically closed
pdflinkAs I Walked Through the Meadows, Traditional English Folk Song, collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp
pdfmp3Bingen, Hildegard of, Ave Generosa, vocal chant/hymn
pdfmp3My Mother Told Me, Traditional Norse, arranged by Marie-Éve Mainguy
pdflinkRambling Sailor, The, Traditional English Folk Song, collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp
(Mixolydian example) (another version)
pdfmp3Shore, Howard, Evenstar, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, mm.5-8
Modal Half Step Cadences (bII to i) harmonically closed
pdfmp3Djawadi, Ramin, Westworld: Main Title Theme, Piano arr. Patrik Pietschmann, mm.7-10
(bII to i Phrygian cadence)
Plagal Half Cadence (harmonically open) (progressions resting on minor iv or IV)
pdfmp3ABBA, Mamma Mia, first two phrases of the verse.
(words and music by Beeny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson)
pdfmp3Bach, J.S. BWV 41 Chorale 11, Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, mm.1-4 (modulates to F in the 2nd measure)
pdfmp3Brahms, Johannes, Trio No.5, Op. 114, mm.79-82
pdfmp3Burns, Robert, Auld Lang Syne, mm.1-4
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Bush, Kate, Running Up That Hill, mm.16-19 (i-v6-VI-VII-VI-III-iv)
pdfMIDIHamilton, Fayette Montgomery, Whosoever Will May Come, mm.1-8
(words and music by F.M. Hamilton) (first verse text only)
(cadence occurs in measure 6)
pdfmp3Imbruglia, Natalie, Torn, mm.5-10 (measure 10 is an extension of the phrase.)
(Words and Music by Anne Preven, Scott Cutler, and Phil Thornalley) (I-iii7-IV)
pdfmp3Jenkins, Stephan – Third Eye Blind, Semi-Charmed Life, mm.25-28 (I-V7-IV-i-V-IVmaj.7)
(This cadence occurs throughout including mm. 1-4.)
pdfmp3Knowles, Beyoncé, Halo, mm.1-8 (I-ii-vi-IV)
(Words and Music by Ryan Tedder, Beyoncé Knowles and Evan Bogart)
pdfmp3Korzeniowski, Abel, Letters – from the movie W.E. for piano, mm.1-8
First phrase (i – III maj.4/3 – IV6 – iv6) Second phrase (i – III6/4 – iv – iv6)
(example of phrase groups / phrase chain)
pdfmp3Lipa, Dua, Dance the Night, mm.pickup to 15-19 (i-IV-iv-VII-i-IV)
(features aspects of aeolian and dorian modes)
(Words and music by Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson)
(This cadence occurs throughout including mm.1-4 and 5-8)
pdfmp3Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Symphony No.39 in Eb Major, K543, mvt. III Menuetto,
Allegretto, mm.1-8 (Plagal half cadence occurs in m. 4) (I – IV) (the full period is shown here)
pdfmp3Rachmaninov, Sergei, Piano Concerto Op.18, No. 2, mvt. I Moderato, arr. for two pianos, mm.15-18
(i – ivhd6/5 – III6 – Ger+6 of i – VI6/4 – V6/5 – iv – iv6) (The solo piano is a bit clearer in this recording link)
pdflinkRed is the Rose, traditional Irish folk song, mm.1-4
pdfmp3Swinscoe, Jason and Dominic Peter Smith (The Cinematic Orchestra) Arrival of the Birds, piano arrangment
mm.30-37 these are the first two of four consecutive plagal half cadences (i – III – iv – iv)
pdfmp3Williams, Andy, It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year, mm.5-19
(Recording is a simplified version) (cadence occurs in measure 18)
pdfmp3Zimmer, Hans, Time from Inception, mm. 17-24 (i – v – VII – IV) (A dorian)
(Example of phrase groups / phrase chain)
Multiple modal cadences
pdfmp3Bruton Town, Traditional English Folk Song, collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp
multiple modal cadences (Dorian example, VII – IV, ii – v, VII – i6) (recording link) (sometimes also known
as Burton Town
pdfmp3Robin Hood and the Tanner, Traditional English Folk Song, collected and arranged by Cecil J. Sharp
mm.1-22 modal cadences (minor v as a half cadence and VII – i) (Dorian example) (recording link)
pdfmp3St Patrick´s An dro, Traditional Breton Music (minor v as HC and VII – i)