A deceptive cadence uses the movement from the dominant harmony to the submediant--from V to VI in Roman numerals.
Two deceptive cadences:
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Two examples of deceptive cadences from your coursepack:
| Mozart, Minuet in F | |
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| Lennon & McCartney, "Blackbird" | |
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Test Yourself! on deceptive cadences. (Netscape 4 only.)