cadences
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Mr. Levine plays a far gentler and more original character than we’re used to from him; Jennifer Jason Leigh, as Nicky’s mother, Victoria, has long turned her dying cadences into the voice of dread.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
His patented lingo, cadences, body language and personal style revolutionized and rebuilt the foundation of modern California rap.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
He experiments with new tones and cadences; the beats bounce, the production is subdued, but innovative.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
In the stentorian 18th-century cadences of historian Edward Gibbon and essayist Samuel Johnson, he painted a heroic portrait of that nation of shopkeepers and saw Britain’s current troubles in light of its glorious past.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024
You can listen to a few simple cadences here: Perfect Cadence53 , Plagal Cadence54 , Half-cadence55 , Deceptive Cadence56 .
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
