HyperDic: plagal_cadence

English > 1 sense of the expression plagal cadence:
NOUNcommunicationplagal cadence, amen cadencea cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
English > plagal cadence: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic.
Synonymamen cadence
BroadercadenceThe close of a musical section

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