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plagal
[ pley-guhl ]
adjective
, Music.
- (of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass. Compare authentic ( def 6a ).
plagal
/ ˈpleɪɡəl /
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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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of plagal1
C16: from Medieval Latin plagālis, from plaga, perhaps from Greek plagos side
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Example Sentences
These enharmonic passages recur to satiety, and the abuse of the plagal cadence deprives it of its religious solemnity.
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Thus the melody itself was said to be either authentic or plagal, according to whether it had one or two tonics.
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The theme of Schumann's “Etudes symphoniques” is authentic, and the first variation is plagal.
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The Plagal Cadence (A-men chord) at the end of the piece has been transcribed as breves instead of semibreves for authenticity.
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These modes are divided into two classes—the “authentic” and “plagal.”
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