Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 5, Lesson 4 of 4
Brainlag Music

Romantic cadences

Music theory, Romantic style, 10 minutes

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Cadences coloured by chromatic pre-dominants.

Before the cadence

The chord before V is where chromatic colour gathers: V of V, an augmented sixth, the Neapolitan.

Name it by its accidental, then check where it goes.

The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards