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E. conclusion
Listeners typically associate the dominant-tonic cadence with a feeling of conclusion. This cadence involves a resolution of tension in music, leading to a sense of finality or closure in a musical phrase or passage. It is often used at the end of a musical piece or a section to signal that the music has come to a point of rest or resolution.
For example, when a piece of music resolves from the dominant chord to the tonic chord (e.g., G major to C major in the key of C major), it creates a sense of stability and finality that listeners interpret as a conclusion. This resolution is commonly found in classical music, jazz, and many other genres to give a sense of completion to a musical phrase or composition.
