plagal

[ pley-guhl ]

/ ˈpleɪ gəl /

adjective Music.

(of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass.Compare authentic (def. 6a).

Origin of plagal

1590–1600; <Medieval Latin plagālis, equivalent to plag(a) plagal mode (apparently back formation from plagius plagal; see plage) + -ālis-al¹

Words nearby plagal

placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary

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Example sentences from the Web for plagal

A plagal cadence is one in which the tonic chord is preceded by the sub-dominant chord (IV—I).
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
Thus the melody itself was said to be either authentic or plagal, according to whether it had one or two tonics.
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell
These enharmonic passages recur to satiety, and the abuse of the plagal cadence deprives it of its religious solemnity.
The Works of Honor de Balzac|Honor de Balzac
The theme of Schumann's “Etudes symphoniques” is authentic, and the first variation is plagal.
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell

These modes are divided into two classes—the “authentic” and “plagal.”
Music in the History of the Western Church|Edward Dickinson

British Dictionary definitions for plagal

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 counterpartsthe Hypodorian mode

Compare authentic (def. 5)

Word Origin for plagal

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

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单词	plagal
释义	plagal [ pley-guhl ] / ˈpleɪ gəl / adjective Music. (of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass.Compare authentic (def. 6a). Origin of plagal 1590–1600; <Medieval Latin plagālis, equivalent to plag(a) plagal mode (apparently back formation from plagius plagal; see plage) + -ālis-al¹ Words nearby plagal placket, placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plagal A plagal cadence is one in which the tonic chord is preceded by the sub-dominant chord (IV—I). Music Notation and Terminology\|Karl W. Gehrkens Thus the melody itself was said to be either authentic or plagal, according to whether it had one or two tonics. Critical & Historical Essays\|Edward MacDowell These enharmonic passages recur to satiety, and the abuse of the plagal cadence deprives it of its religious solemnity. The Works of Honor de Balzac\|Honor de Balzac The theme of Schumann's “Etudes symphoniques” is authentic, and the first variation is plagal. Critical & Historical Essays\|Edward MacDowell These modes are divided into two classes—the “authentic” and “plagal.” Music in the History of the Western Church\|Edward Dickinson British Dictionary definitions for plagal 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 counterpartsthe Hypodorian mode Compare authentic (def. 5) Word Origin for plagal C16: from Medieval Latin plagālis, from plaga, perhaps from Greek plagos side Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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