01 a. Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; -- said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to those called authentic,…
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Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; -- said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to those called authentic, which ran from the tonic to its octave.(Mus.)
Phrases & compounds
Plagal cadence —
a cadence in which the final chord on the tonic is preceded by the chord on the subdominant.