Cadenza - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cadenza :  (noun)

1: a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cadenza : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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