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Cadenza

Cadenza Meaning & Definition
Cadenza Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cadenza?

[n] a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cadenza:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cadenza: acciaccatura | appoggiatura | arabesque | cadence | coloratura | division | embellishment | extempore | fioritura | flight | flourish | grace | grace note | hot lick | impromptu | improvisation | incidental | incidental note | interpolation | lick | long mordent | mordent | ornament | passage | pralltriller | riff | roulade | run | single mordent | turn | vamp

See Also | musical passage | passage

Cadenza In Webster's Dictionary

\Ca*den"za\, n. [It.] (Mus.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

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