'Cadenza' definitions:
Definition of 'cadenza'
(from WordNet)
noun
A brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
Definition of 'Cadenza'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cadenza'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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