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cadenza

noun

/kəˈdɛnzə/

Meaning

An elaborate solo passage in a piece of music, usually near the end.

The pianist performed a brilliant cadenza before the final movement.

solo, flourish, passage, improvisation

silence, pause

piano cadenza, violin cadenza, orchestral cadenza, brilliant cadenza

A thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else.

The fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common.

a weapon designed to attack aircraft from the ground

a person who pretends to have moral standards or beliefs but acts against them

The state or quality of being ferocious; extreme fierceness or violence.

a long narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or other material