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Definition of Deceptive cadence
1. Noun. (music) a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead. ¹
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1. Noun. (music) a falling cadence in which the ear expects the a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com