Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In music, same as
imperfect cadence (which see, undercadence ).
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Examples
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Boyles added just the right touches to perfect the natural shifts in rhythmic and sonic intensity, leading the audience from semi-cadence to semi cadence without ever resolving completely.
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