cadence

noun

• 1a modulation or inflection of the voice:the measured cadences that he employed in the Senate
• a rhythmical effect in written text:the dry cadences of the essay
• a fall in pitch of the voice at the end of a phrase or sentence.
• [mass noun] rhythm:the thumping cadence of the engines

• 2a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase:the final cadences of the Prelude