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  1. Perfect, plagal, imperfect, interrupted - Music Theory Academy

    An interrupted cadence or deceptive cadence ends on an unexpected chord – the music literally does sound like it has been “interrupted”. The most common chord progression you will come …

  2. Interrupted Cadence - My Music Theory

    The cadence V-vi (or V-VI in minor keys) is called an interrupted cadence. It normally sounds a little bit surprising, because our brains are conditioned to expect chord I after chord V. …

  3. Cadences In Music: Perfect, Plagal, Imperfect And Interrupted

    Jul 13, 2024 · Another type of cadence you might come across is an interrupted cadence (sometimes called a deceptive cadence). An interrupted cadence is a dominant chord (V) …

  4. The Interrupted Cadence - Music Theory - YouTube

    In this music theory lesson we learn what an interrupted cadence is, the chords needed to form one, and how to use one.

  5. Phrases and Cadences - musictheory.net

    Play this example and notice the sound of the plagal cadence. If a phrase ends with V going to a chord other than I (or i), a deceptive cadence (DC) occurs. A deceptive cadence is often used …

  6. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Interrupted Cadence

    Dec 29, 2020 · INTERRUPTED CADENCE is a progression which seems to tend towards the final Tonic chord of a perfect cadence through the usual Dominant harmony, but is abruptly …

  7. Cadences - A Guide To The Four Main Types - Jade Bultitude

    Jul 13, 2023 · An interrupted cadence is a dominant chord followed by a submediant chord. If we look at an interrupted cadence in C major, this would be a G major chord (V) followed by an E …

  8. Interrupted Cadences (V → VI) - Clever Wolf

    An interrupted cadence is one which proceeds from chord V to chord VI. It is sometimes found at the end of a musical phrase or section, but not at the very end of a piece.

  9. The Art of Interrupted Cadence - numberanalytics.com

    Jun 18, 2025 · Interrupted Cadence, a harmonic technique used in music composition, refers to the unexpected deviation from a anticipated cadential progression, often leaving the listener …

  10. Cadences - Music theory - DaCapoAlCoda.com

    A deceptive cadence () or interrupted cadence () is a cadence from V to VI. Normally after the degree V, we are expecting for the degree I but the degree VI make a feeling of interruption …