Meaning Of The Word Plagal

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Plagal Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Plagal?

plagal in American English
designating a mode having a range about a fifth above and a fifth below a control note
adjective: having the final in the middle of the compass

plagal in British English
adjective: (of a cadence) progressing from the subdominant to the tonic chord, as in the Amen of a hymn

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