CADENZA

cadenza

(noun) a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cadenza (plural cadenzas or cadenze)

(music) A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.

Source: Wiktionary


Ca*den"za, n. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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