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2.21: Listening Gallery- Postponing Closure

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    Do the following examples include postponement of closure.

    Yes No This excerpt includes postponement of closure.


    Yes No This time, Figaro's aria is prolonged by deceptive cadences.


    Yes No A deceptive cadence prolongs the phrase.


    Yes No The tonic cadence is disrupted.


    Yes No The first attempt at a tonic cadence is disrupted, briefly postponing closure.


    Yes No The cadence of the clarinet solo is rudely interrupted.


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