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Cadence

A group of chords that create a sense of resolution. A common example is the "Amen" sung at the end of hymns in a church service. Examples of cadences are the Authentic Cadence, the Half Cadence, the Plagal Cadence, the Interrupted Cadence, the inverted Cadence and the upper leading-tone Cadence.