In taking the subject of “Cadences and Closes” as the theme of my paper to-day, I am of course aware that an excellent paper, under the heading “Closes,” was read before the Musical Association by Mr. F. Corder on January 7, 1889. This paper, however, was in the main an exposition of the wondrous variety and exceptional treatment of the Cadence in the works of modern writers, and I believe that the subject of the Cadence from an historical point of view has not been put before you.