cadenza

English

Noun

cadenza (plural cadenzas or cadenze)

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

Translations

decorative solo piece of music

• French: cadence (fr) f
• German: Kadenz (de) f
• Hungarian: kadencia

• Italian: cadenza (it) f
• Russian: каденция (ru) f (kadɛ́ncija)

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cadentia, from Latin cadēns, present participle of cadō (“to fall”).

Noun

cadenza f (plural cadenze)

1. cadence
2. rhythm

Verb

cadenza

1. third-person singular present indicative of cadenzare
2. second-person singular imperative of cadenzare