20221224114300 Perfect authentic cadence

Perfect authentic cadence

A perfect authentic cadence is a cadence comprised of 2 factors^[1][2][3]:

1. An authentic cadential progression ($V-I$ or $V^7-I$, all chords in root position)
2. A tonic scale degree in the soprano (highest) voice

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References:
[1]: caplin-2013 p.56
[2]: hutchinson-2017 “13.1 The Perfect Authentic Cadence”
[3]: kostka-2018 p.145