Cadences are of the utmost important attribute in music.
The cadence is nothing more than an arrival.
To cadence expresses that we have arrived at a new place within a musical narrative and cadences may happen in many, many different ways.
One way to cadence is melodically, another way harmonically, while even another way may be a rhythmic cadence; all signaling through their own workings that we have arrived somewhere new.
We could also implore an articulation or a dynamic cadence. Or even a timbre cadence. We might change the timbre of our tone to signal, “I’m cadencing, I’ve arrived somewhere new. I wish to share a different experience or emotion, or different information musically and artistically with you.”
Cadencing communicates arrivals that articulate flow of movements within music.
Composers and performers alike rely on these arrivals, these different styles, and different ways of cadencing to express their unique musical resonances.
– JC Heisler