Landini cadence

noun

Lan·​di·​ni cadence län-ˈdē-nē- How to pronounce Landini cadence (audio)
: a musical cadence common in 15th- and 16th-century polyphony in which the melody ends with the scale-degree succession 7-6-1 and the bass ends with the succession 2-1

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Landini cadence was in 1951

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“Landini cadence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Landini%20cadence. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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