The Andalusian cadence is a term adopted from flamenco music for a chord progression comprising four chords descending stepwise. It is otherwise known as the minor descending tetrachord. Traceable back to the Renaissance, its effective sonorities made it one of the most popular progressions in classical music Play.
Despite the name it is not a true cadence (i.e., occurring only once, when ending a phrase, section, or piece of music); it is most often used as an ostinato (repeating over and over again). It is heard in many rock songs (e.g. "Runaway" by Del Shannon), but also in Classical music, as in J.S. Bach's Chaconne from the Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004.
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