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Antecedent Phrase Consequent Phrase Basic Idea Contrasting Idea Weak Cadential Closure Strong Cadential Closure Return of the Basic Idea Boundary Processes:Lead-in, Elision

Antecedent (and Consequent) as “Mini Sentence” Modulating Period: Cadential Strength Reinterpreted Half Cadence

Sentence versus Period