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a. Of or pertaining to cadence or a cadenza.
Usage examples of "cadential".
The cadential effect is generally produced by two or three chords, the last one of which is called the cadence-chord, and stands, when the cadence is perfectly regular, upon an accented beat of the final measure.
At the end of an entire piece of music, or of some larger section of the piece, the cadence-chord, on the other hand, is often lengthened considerably, for the sake of the greater weight and decision of cadential interruption required at that place.
The inferior points of repose in the upper parts, at the beginning of the 5th, 6th and 7th measures, serve only to establish melodic, or rather rhythmic, variety, and have no cadential force whatever.
Distinct cadential interruption is carefully avoided after the original phrase has been announced, that is, throughout Ex.
His cadential movements stoked the fever in her blood until she clutched at him, pulling him down to her as she sought anchorage in the storm of passion that raged through her.