Editing Cadence (section)

== Nomenclature across the world ==

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|+ Terms used for cadences<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cadence |encyclopedia=Grove Music Online |year=2001 |last=Rockstro |first=William S. |publisher=Oxford University Press |location= |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.04523 |id= |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.04523 |access-date=20 November 2022|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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! US usage
! British usage
! Spanish usage
! Italian usage
! French usage
! German usage
!Typical harmonic sequence
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| authentic cadence
| perfect cadence
| cadencia auténtica
| cadenza perfetta
| cadence parfaite
| Ganzschluss
| V → I ([[dominant (music)|dominant]] to [[tonic (music)|tonic]])
|-
| half cadence
| imperfect cadence
| semicadencia
| cadenza sospesa
| demi-cadence
| Halbschluss
| I, II, IV or VI → V (tonic, [[supertonic]], [[subdominant]] or [[submediant]] to dominant)
|-
| plagal cadence
| plagal cadence
| cadencia plagal
| cadenza plagale
| cadence plagale
| plagale Kadenz
| IV  → I (subdominant to tonic)
|-
| deceptive cadence
| interrupted cadence
| cadencia rota
| cadenza d'inganno
| cadence rompue
| Trugschluss
| V → vi (dominant to submediant)
|}