cadenza
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- noun
- /kəˈdɛn zə/
- Specialized
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cadenza
- He practiced the cadenza for weeks to ensure it would impress the judges during the competition.
Beethoven, what it says cadenza, that's improvised.
- Beethoven, what it says cadenza, that's improvised.
Examples
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During her performance, she included a beautiful cadenza that highlighted her virtuosity.
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Am I going to play that cadenza tonight!
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Improvised cadenzas can happen in a classical, jazz, or pop context.
Academic text (2006) -
Were the cadenzas in the Haydn 'Concerto' your own?
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Beethoven personally made an arrangement of his Violin Concerto for piano and added an unusual cadenza for that instrument with tympani accompaniment.
Blog text (3) -
For example, they might work collectively on an aria of appropriate difficulty that has a cadenza and then discuss the use of scales, arpeggios, and perhaps even trills in an improvised cadenza.
Academic text (2006) -
The pianist delivered a stunning cadenza that captivated the audience at the concert.
How Virtuosic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cadenza comes from Italian and is related to the English word cadence, both from the Latin word cadere 'to fall'. A helpful image is that a cadenza is a showy solo near the end of a piece that lets the music 'fall' or move into the final part.