cadential in English
adjective
1
of or relating to a cadenza or cadence.
In plainchant melodies the commonest cadential close is a descending step to the final from the note above; other formulas, such as a descending 3rd or an ascending 2nd, are also found.
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1. My two cents’ worth concerning recits: there are concluding, cadential Appoggiature, which, as you point out, seem to be the norm in both Italian and German opera of the period; since the point of the end of a recit is the definite cadence, it makes sense that a formula should be followed.