PLAGAL Definition & Meaning

plagal

[pley-guhl]

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adjective

Music.

(of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass.

plagal

/ ˈ��ɪɡə�� /

adjective

(of a cadence) progressing from the subdominant to the tonic chord, as in the Amen of a hymn
(of a mode) commencing upon the dominant of an authentic mode, but sharing the same final as the authentic mode. Plagal modes are designated by the prefix Hypo- before the name of their authentic counterparts
the Hypodorian mode

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of plagal¹

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ��, equivalent to plag ( a ) plagal mode (apparently back formation from plagius plagal; plage ) + -�� -al ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of plagal¹

C16: from Medieval Latin ��, from plaga, perhaps from Greek plagos side

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As to the endgame — no spoilers here — the details are not predictable in themselves, but, to put it in musical terms, there’s a sort of half cadence followed by an authentic cadence followed by a plagal cadence.

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OR may have same meaning as plagal cadence.

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Half close — Same as plagal cadence.

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You can listen to a few simple cadences here: Perfect Cadence53 , Plagal Cadence54 , Half-cadence55 , Deceptive Cadence56 .

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Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.

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plafond plagal cadence

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