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english cadence

/ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ ˈkeɪdn̩(t)s/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
Engl-ish cad-ence
IPA
/ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ ˈkeɪdn̩(t)s/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A perfect cadence characteristic of English Renaissance music, involving a flattened seventh note played against the dominant chord (containing a regular raised seventh). Conventionally, the flattened seventh is played as part of a suspension on the penultimate beat, before resolving downwards to the sixth and then fifth of the final chord, while the raised seventh is held before resolving upward to the first; however, more complex variations are also possible.

noun

A more complex example in G major, from the end of William Byrd’s Browning à 5

Example Sentences

Etymology

From English + cadence, coined due to its popularity with composers of the English Renaissance of the late 15th to the early 17th centuries.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ ˈkeɪdn̩(t)s/
  • British English: /ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ ˈkeɪdn̩(t)s/

Inflected Forms

English cadences (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce english cadence?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ ˈkeɪdn̩(t)s/.
What does english cadence mean?
A perfect cadence characteristic of English Renaissance music, involving a flattened seventh note played against the dominant chord (containing a regular raised seventh). Conventionally, the flattened seventh is played as part of a suspension on the penultimate beat, before resolving downwards to the sixth and then fifth of the final chord, while the raised seventh is held before resolving upward to the first; however, more complex variations are also possible.
Where does english cadence come from?
From English + cadence, coined due to its popularity with composers of the English Renaissance of the late 15th to the early 17th centuries.

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