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ca·den·za      [kuh-den-zuh] Pronunciation Key
–noun Music.
an elaborate flourish or showy solo passage, sometimes improvised, introduced near the end of an aria or a movement of a concerto.
[Origin: 1745–55; < It < VL *cadentia a falling, equiv. to L cad(ere) to fall + -entia -ency; cf. chance]
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ca·den·za       (kə-děn'zə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. An elaborate, ornamental melodic flourish interpolated into an aria or other vocal piece.
  2. An extended virtuosic section for the soloist usually near the end of a movement of a concerto.


[Italian, from Old Italian, cadence; see cadence.]

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cadenza

noun
a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music 

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