cadenza
an elaborate flourish or showy solo passage, sometimes improvised, introduced near the end of an aria or a movement of a concerto.
Origin of cadenza
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How to use cadenza in a sentence
The last movement had the infectious gayety that Mozart's things often have, with a magnificent cadenza by himself.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayWhen she got to the cadenza, he laid down his bton, and retired to lean against the door and enjoy it.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayWhen the cadenza was reached in the public concert Beethoven quietly sat down.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerI had asked Beethoven to write a cadenza for me, but he refused and told me to write one myself and he would correct it.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerThere is always a grand cadenza where you must play all alone and "make a splurge."
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for cadenza
/ (kəˈdɛnzə) /
a virtuoso solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music, formerly improvised by the soloist but now usually specially composed
Southern African informal a fit or convulsion
Origin of cadenza
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