Note: all of the music is presented as scordatura – if you tune your midi controller to 16 notes per octave and play the notes shown you will hear the example progressions.
Tonic in root, 2nd inversion functional IV, tonic in root Major Cadence 1
Tonic in root, functional IV in 2nd inversion, tonic in 1st inversion Major Cadence 2
Tonic in root, functional IV in root, tonic in 1st inversion Major Cadence 3
Tonic in 1st inversion, functional IV in root, tonic in root Major Cadence 4
Tonic in root (doubled “M3rd”), functional IV7 in 2nd inversion, tonic in root Major Cadence 5
Tonic in 2nd inversion, IV in root, open voicing, tonic in root doubled tonic Major Cadence 7
Tonic I7 in 1st inversion, IV7 in root, tonic in root Major Cadence 8
Below this point the “IV” chord is a minor “iv” chord – making for a minor plagal cadence – see Plagal Cadence
Tonic in root, functional iv in 2nd inversion, tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 1
Tonic in root, functional iv in 2nd inversion, tonic in 1st inversion Minor iv Cadence 2
Tonic in root, functional iv in root, tonic in 1st inversion Minor iv Cadence 3
Tonic in 1st inversion, functional iv in root, Tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 4
Tonic in root, functional iv7 in 2nd inversion, tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 5
Tonic 7 in 1st inversion, functional iv7 in root, tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 6
Tonic in 2nd inversion, functional iv in root open voicing, tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 7
Tonic 7 in 1st inversion, functional iv7 in root, tonic in root Minor iv Cadence 8
Note: all of the music is presented as scordatura – if you tune your midi controller to 16 notes per octave and play the notes shown you will hear the example progressions.
One reply on “Some Plagal Cadences in 16 edo”
Dear Chris,
Interesting use of cadences in 16 EDO. Thanks for sharing!
Peace,
Mike