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pay-ZAHN-tay. [Italian, heavy] A directive to a musician to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a heavy, ponderous fashion, with importance and weight, impressively.

: a musical cadence in which subdominant harmony resolves to the tonic (see tonic entry 2 sense 2) called also amen cadence.

noun. : a musical cadence in which the root of the final chord is approached from a semitone above.

A phrase mark (or less commonly, ligature) is visually identical to a slur but connects a passage of music over several measures. A phrase mark indicates a musical phrase and may not necessarily require that the music be slurred.

in a forceful or weighty manner Definition of 'pesante' 1. in a forceful or weighty manner. adjective. 2. to be played in a forceful or weighty manner.

pesante (plural pesanti, superlative pesantissimo) heavy antonym ▲ Antonym: leggero. oppressive, depressing.

plagal. / (ˈpleɪɡəl) / adjective. (of a cadence) progressing from the subdominant to the tonic chord, as in the Amen of a hymn. (of a mode) commencing upon the dominant of an authentic mode, but sharing the same final as the authentic mode.

There are 4 cadences - Perfect (or Authentic), Plagal, Imperfect (or Half) and Interrupted (or Deceptive) which can sound "finished" or "unfinished". The perfect cadence is also known as the authentic cadence. It is a progression from chord V to chord I.

There are 4 cadences - Perfect (or Authentic), Plagal, Imperfect (or Half) and Interrupted (or Deceptive) which can sound "finished" or "unfinished". The perfect cadence is also known as the authentic cadence. It is a progression from chord V to chord I.

cadence, in music, the ending of a phrase, perceived as a rhythmic or melodic articulation or a harmonic change or all of these; in a larger sense, a cadence may be a demarcation of a half-phrase, of a section of music, or of an entire movement.

A phrase mark is used to express a complete musical thought; a tie is used to connect adjacent pitches together to produce a longer note; while a slur is used to connect a group of different pitches together to produce a smoother musical line, While all three phrase marks (phrase, slur, and tie) look the same, they ...

higher in pitch In music, sharp, dièse (from French), or diesis (from Greek) means, "higher in pitch". More specifically, in musical notation, sharp means "higher in pitch by one semitone (half step)". A sharp is the opposite of a flat, a lowering of pitch.