Noun: plagal cadence 'pley-gul 'key-d(u)n(t)s
- A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic
"The choir concluded the hymn with a solemn plagal cadence";
- amen cadence
Derived forms: plagal cadences
Type of: cadence
Encyclopedia: Plagal cadence