Coda (music)
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| - | In [[music]], a '''cadenza''' (from {{lang-it|cadenza}}, meaning [[cadence (music)|cadence]]; plural, ''cadenze'') is, generically, an [[improvisation|improvised]] or written-out [[ornament (music)|ornamental]] [[passage (music)|passage]] played or sung by a [[solo (music)|soloist]] or soloists, usually in a "free" [[rhythm]]ic style, and often allowing for [[virtuoso|virtuosic]] display. Indicated by a [[fermata]] in all parts if improvised, a cadenza is usually over a final or penultimate note in a piece or important [[cadence (music)|cadence]] and the [[accompaniment]] rests or sustains a note or chord. Thus it is often before a final [[coda (music)|coda]] or [[ritornello]]. | + | '''''Coda''''' ([[Italian language|Italian]] for "tail", plural ''code'') is a term used in [[music]] in a number of different senses, primarily to designate a [[passage (music)|passage]] that brings a piece (or a [[movement (music)|movement]]) to an end. Technically, it is an expanded [[cadence (music)|cadence]]. It may be as simple as a few [[bar (music)|measures]], or as complex as an entire [[section (music)|section]]. |
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| + | *[[Repeat sign]] | ||
| + | *[[Da capo]] | ||
| + | *[[Dal segno]] | ||
| + | *[[Epilogue]] | ||
| + | *[[Transition (music)]] | ||
| + | *[[Fade (audio engineering)|Fade out]] | ||
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Coda (Italian for "tail", plural code) is a term used in music in a number of different senses, primarily to designate a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end. Technically, it is an expanded cadence. It may be as simple as a few measures, or as complex as an entire section.
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