cadences
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A language model can imitate Hemingway’s rhythm but not his soul; it can echo Shakespeare’s cadences but not the consciousness that produced them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Now speak it,’” Tami reflects, his cadences sounding in her voice.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 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
