Landini cadence
![Landini cadence on E, characterized by contrary motion in the outer voices & characteristic melodic pattern in the top voice.[3] Play](/uploads/202501/23/Landini_cadence_on_E_6-85314.png)
A Landini cadence (Landini sixth or Landini sixth cadence), or under-third cadence, is a type of cadence, a technique in music composition, named after Francesco Landini (1325–1397), a blind Florentine organist, in honor of his extensive use of the technique. The technique was used extensively in the 14th and early 15th century.