Cadenza

n.

1.

(Mus.) A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

Noun

1.

cadenza - a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

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

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