Brainlag MusicA minor key's imperfect cadence from IVb, its bass stepping down a semitone onto V.
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The Phrygian cadence is an imperfect cadence in a minor key: IVb to V, the bass falling a semitone from the submediant to the dominant. It often ends a slow movement before a fast one.
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