half cadence
noun Music.
a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
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A reversal of this order produces what is called the half-cadence, akin to the semicolon, e.g.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond SpaldingIn the fourth measure occurs a good example of a half-cadence.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond SpaldingFig. 70 shows the use of the half-cadence at the close of such a phrase.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. GehrkensIt is used to give variety, but as in the case of the half-cadence, is not available at the end of a composition.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens