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/kəˈdenzə/,
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cadenzas, plural;
  1. A virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other work, typically near the end

  1. a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
  2. In music, a cadenza (from cadenza, meaning cadence) is, generically, an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists, usually in a "free" rhythmic style, and often allowing for virtuosic display.
  3. In the armed services, a military cadence or cadence call is a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. ...
  4. Cadenza is a mixed a cappella choir at Cambridge University in England. Originally founded in 1997 as a small jazz choir with a conductor and a band, in 2002 it was changed to a smaller close-harmony a cappella group to sing arrangements that include a wider repertoire ranging from pop to jazz ...
  5. A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician
  6. (Cadenzas) 1985 (rev 1987). Cl, percussion. Ms. Centrediscs CMC-2786 (J. Campbell, B. Johnston)
  7. An unaccompanied, often virtuosic, solo within a movement of a concerto.
  8. In a concerto, a brilliant, unaccompanied solo section, once improvised by the player, now more often already composed. It enlarges on the themes set forth in the work and exhibits the player's technique.
  9. Near the end of an aria, a series of difficult, fast high notes that allow the singer to demonstrate vocal ability.
  10. a solo passage, often virtuosic, usually near the end of a piece, either written by the composer or improvised by the performer.
  11. discussed in lecture 4, part 3: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza. and an example played in lecture 4, part 4: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven: Concerto and Cadenza, continued. Here's the Short Cut.
  12. a solo section, usually in a concerto or similar work, that is used to display the performer’s technique, sometimes at considerable length
  13. A passage in a concerto where the soloist plays an extended passage entirely alone, often improvising on themes previously heard
  14. the improvised phrase sung before the final chords of an aria – generally an opportunity to show-off with a display of vocal pyrotechnics or an emotive, long phrase, to make the most of a  climactic musical moment
  15. A passage, usually during a Concerto or Sonata, in which the soloist plays without accompaniment. The Cadenza was originally improvised, but written-out Cadenzas became the norm in Mozart's time. The Cadenza is usually very virtuosic, and is based on the main themes of the piece
  16. a section of a concerto movement that is reserved for a soloist. It was originally intended to be improvised upon the tune already heard, but most soloists plan their cadenzas ahead of performance.
  17. a free, solo passage that may or may not conform to the meter.
  18. Virtuosic solo passage in the manner of an improvisation, performed near the end of an aria or a movement of a concerto.
  19. an elaborate solo passage, frequently unaccompanied, used as an embellishment
  20. a solo section in an improvisatory style
  21. a musical flourish, frequently made upon the spot by the performer, which occurs when an aria or a section of an aria seems to be coming to its close (its cadence spot); until the time of Verdi, cadenzas were expected to be improvised by the singer or the performer and were seldom notated ...
  22. (It.) (kăh-den'dzăh). An elaborate passage played or improvised by the solo instrument at the end of the first or last movement of a concerto.