Deceptive Cadence
A deceptive cadence is a harmonic turn in which the music seems ready to resolve to the tonic but moves somewhere else instead, often from the dominant to the submediant. In tonal music it delays closure and keeps a phrase moving. The device is common in classical harmony and remains useful in songs, film music, and other styles built around expectation.
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