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19.4: The Deceptive Cadence with ♭VIVI

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    The VV–♭VIVI deceptive cadence is a deceptive realization of a deceptive progression. This VV–♭VIVI cadence ties into the ♭VIVI–♭VIIVII–II progression to produce an “epic” (although somewhat clichéd) ending to the “Star Spangled Banner” as performed at the Super Bowl and Presidential Inaugurations by artists such as Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga, among others.

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    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) as performed by Whitney Houston at the 1991 Super Bowl

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    Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) as performed by Beyoncé at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration

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    Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\): John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) as performed by Lady Gaga at the 2016 Super Bowl

    This same VV–♭VIVI deceptive cadence with ♭VIVI progressing to ♭VIIVII followed by IIoccurs in epic fashion at the end of the animated film Beauty and the Beast from 1991.

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