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cadenza

kah-DEN-tsuh

[Italian]

1. An ornamental passage performed near the close of a composition, usually improvised, and usually performed by a soloist. Cadenzas are mostly to be found in arias or a concerto.
 
2. Italian term for cadence.

Example


Romantic: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto in D major, Op. 35, I


See Also

[French] cadence (f)
[German] Kadenz (f)
[German] Schluss (m)
[Spanish] cadencia

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Last Updated: 2016-05-20 19:14:15