| Re: Cadences
Without trying to be overly pedantic, do you mean Cadenza? A cadence is a harmonic progression that leads to resolution, a cadenza is an interruption in said progression so the soloist can stroke their ego for a minute before the phrase actually resolves. (That was said only slightly tongue and cheek...I'm playing the Haydn in a few weeks).
That being said, if it's cadenzas you want, they are not usually found in symphonies, just concerti (thought not always). Some cadenzas for the Haydn are floating around somewhere, Maurice Andre's and Wynton Marsalis's versions are online. Jay Lichtmann also has a cadenza on his website.
If you actually want to talk about cadences, the easiest answer is the most common finishing cadence is the V-I progression, often with the V chord having the seventh added. The next most common is probabaly VII-I, again with a seventh on the leading tone (VII) chord. There are many more, and may perumtations of the above.
Stuart |