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Why does the V-I cadence sound tonal rather than modal?
I have heard that the V-I cadence is to be avoided when playing chant accompaniment: e.g., Gregorian chant.
It seems to me that the leading tone going to the tonic makes it sound like a tonal cadence ...
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Dorian mode cadences
From this question I read that modal cadences are different from tonic cadences.
I'm trying to learn Dorian mode and I noted that in the answer they offer the suggestion of the second chord, first ...
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Going from ♭VI to I
I have seen and heard a bVI -> I progression in quite a few scores to create an inspiring feeling (for example, from an F major chord to an A major chord) and was wondering how this could be ...
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Is this an example of Modal interchange? [duplicate]
The section I'm referring to is circled in red.
The piece is in D♭ major. And I think here it's in F mixolydian, as both Cmin7 and F7 are in F mixolydian. Also, this part is the end of a phrase and ...
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Is there a standard set of cadences designed for the seven modes?
On Cadences for Modes and Modal Cadence Options, Dom, Richard, and I came up with a group of modal cadences. Specifically (correct order from Ionian to Locrian):
Dom: ii-I, VII-i, II-i, II-I, VII-I, ...
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Modal Cadence Options
I understand that when playing in a mode, the cadences are quite different from tonal cadences. For example, in the Phrygian mode a cadence would be IV - iii (or II - i if we're renumbering the chords)...
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