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Definition of: cadenza
(kə·den′zə, Ital. kä·dent′sä) noun Music
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or an instrument, before the close of a movement or between divisions of a movement, especially in the first movement of a concerto. [<Ital. Doublet of CADENCE, CHANCE.]
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