The Corelli cadence, or Corelli clash, named for its association with the

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music of the Corelli school, is a

cadence In Classical music, Western musical theory, a cadence () is the end of a Phrase (music), phrase in which the melody or harmony creates a sense of full or partial resolution (music), resolution, especially in music of the 16th century onwards.Don ...

characterized by a

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and/or minor second clash between the tonic and the

leading-tone In music theory, a leading tone (also called subsemitone or leading note in the UK) is a note or pitch which resolves or "leads" to a note one semitone higher or lower, being a lower and upper leading tone, respectively. Typically, leading to ...

or the tonic and

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. The cadence is found as early as 1634 in Steffano Landi's ''

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'' whereas Corelli was born in 1653. It has been described as cliché.Julie Anne Sadie, ed (1998). ''Companion to Baroque Music'', p.61. . This is created by the

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concerns of modal music, specifically the use of

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during cadences.Latham, Alison, ed. (2002). ''The Oxford Companion to Music'', p.192. . The English cadence is another "clash cadence".

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