Cadence: Difference between revisions

An evaded cadence moves from a dominant seventh [[third inversion]] chord (V{{su|b=2|p=4}}) to a [[first inversion]] tonic chord (I{{su|p=6}}).<ref>Darcy and Hepokoski (2006). ''Elements of Sonata Theory: Norms, Types, and Deformations in the Late-Eighteenth-Century Sonata'', p.. {{ISBN|0-19-514640-9}}. "the unexpected motion of a cadential dominant chord to a I⁶ (instead of the typically cadential I)"</ref> Because the seventh of the dominant chord must fall stepwise to the third of the tonic chord, it forces the cadence to resolve to the less stable first inversion chord. To achieve this, a root position V usually changes to a V{{su|b=2|p=4}} right before resolution, thereby "evading" the root-position I chord that would usually follow a root-position V. (See also [[#Inverted cadence|inverted cadence]] below.)