**Standing on the dominant** is one of two [[postcadential functions]] in William Caplin’s [[form-functional theory]]. It generally follows a [[half cadence]], although it may also follow the [[perfect authentic cadence]] that closes the exposition of a [[small ternary]]. Whatever ideas it presents are supported by nothing other than a prolongation of [[dominant harmony]] (Caplin 1998: 16). ## References Caplin, William E. 1998. *Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven*. New York: Oxford University Press.