Definition of Plagal
Pla´gal
Pronunciation:
plā´g
a
l
a.
1.
(Mus.)
Having
a
scale
running
from
the
dominant
to
its
octave
; -
said
of
certain
old
church
modes
or
tunes
,
as
opposed
to
those
called
authentic
,
which
ran
from
the
tonic
to
its
octave
.
Plagal cadence
a
cadence
in
which
the
final
chord
on
the
tonic
is
preceded
by
the
chord
on
the
subdominant
.
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