cadenza

ca·den·za  (k-dnz)

n.

1. An elaborate, ornamental melodic flourish interpolated into an aria or other vocal piece.

2. An extended virtuosic section for the soloist usually near the end of a movement of a concerto.

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[Italian, from Old Italian, cadence; see cadence.]

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cadenza [kəˈdɛnzə]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) a virtuoso solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music, formerly improvised by the soloist but now usually specially composed

2. South African informal a fit or convulsion

[from Italian; see cadence]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cadenza - a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music musical passage, passage - a short section of a musical composition

Translations

cadenza [kəˈdenzə] N → cadencia f

cadenza [kəˈdɛnzə] n (MUSIC) → cadence f

cadenza

n (Mus) → Kadenz f