cadential

[ key-den-shuh l ]
/ keɪˈdɛn ʃəl /

adjective

of, relating to, or constituting a musical cadence.

Origin of cadential

1875–80; see cadence, -ial; modeled on substance, substantial

Words nearby cadential

cadence, cadenced, cadency, cadent, cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge

Example sentences from the Web for cadential

  • In measure 71 we have a piquant closing theme which ends in the "good old way" with some rather formal groups of cadential chords.

    Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding