Plagal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpleɪɡəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Plagal is an adjective meaning (music) Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
Meaning
(music) Designating a mode lying a perfect fourth below the authentic form.
More Meanings
- (music) Designating a cadence in which the subdominant chord precedes the tonic.
Example Sentences
[…] [Carol] King uses the plagal coda as affirmation in “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”, the 1967 anthem to liberated female sexuality that King co-wrote with [Gerry] Goffin for Aretha Franklin.
Antonyms for plagal
Common opposites include authentic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cadence, hypophrygian, hypodorian, hypolydian, pseudoharmonic, polyodic.
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