cadenza

[ kuh-den-zuh ]

/ kəˈdɛn zə /

noun Music.

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

1745–55; <Italian <Vulgar Latin *cadentia a falling, equivalent to Latin cad(ere) to fall + -entia-ency; cf. chance

Words nearby cadenza

cadenced, cadency, cadent, cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger

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Example sentences from the Web for cadenza

This volume also contains his own cadenza to the Beethoven violin concerto.
Violin Mastery|Frederick H. Martens
The modulation from C sharp minor to D major and back again (after the cadenza) is very striking and equally beautiful.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
When the cadenza was reached in the public concert Beethoven quietly sat down.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
One of them he made improvise a cadenza, and a second sang the alto to it without accompaniment.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

It is significant that he played the cadenza, the most difficult part, best of all.
Franz Liszt|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for cadenza

cadenza

/ (kəˈdɛnzə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for cadenza

C19: from Italian; see cadence

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单词	cadenza
释义	cadenza [ kuh-den-zuh ] / kəˈdɛn zə / noun Music. 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 1745–55; <Italian <Vulgar Latin *cadentia a falling, equivalent to Latin cad(ere) to fall + -entia-ency; cf. chance Words nearby cadenza cadenced, cadency, cadent, cadent house, cadential, cadenza, cadet, cadet cloth, cadette, cadge, cadger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cadenza This volume also contains his own cadenza to the Beethoven violin concerto. Violin Mastery\|Frederick H. Martens The modulation from C sharp minor to D major and back again (after the cadenza) is very striking and equally beautiful. Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician\|Frederick Niecks When the cadenza was reached in the public concert Beethoven quietly sat down. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer One of them he made improvise a cadenza, and a second sang the alto to it without accompaniment. Music-Study in Germany\|Amy Fay It is significant that he played the cadenza, the most difficult part, best of all. Franz Liszt\|James Huneker British Dictionary definitions for cadenza cadenza / (kəˈdɛnzə) / noun 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 Word Origin for cadenza C19: from Italian; see cadence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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