Cadences

Best cadences books and tools

Resources for Cadences under Harmony. Pair these picks with articles on themusictheoryprofessor.com.

• Tonal Harmony (Kostka & Payne) — cadence chapters — Authentic, half, and deceptive cadences.
• Harmony in Practice (Butterworth) — Cadence identification exercises.
• The Study of Counterpoint (Johann Fux) — Historical cadence and phrase context.
• Cadence and Closure in Tonal Music (William Caplin) — Formal functions of cadences.