Definition of the Italian term cadenza imperfetta in music:

  1. half cadence, imperfect cadence (cadence ending on the dominant instead of the tonic)
  2. imperfect authentic cadence (cadence in which the dominant is followed by the tonic without the voiceleading required for a perfect cadence)
Language
Italian
Singular
cadenza imperfetta
Plural
cadenze imperfette

Italian musical terms related to cadenza imperfetta: