"cadenza" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈdɛnzə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cadenza.wav Forms: cadenzas [plural], cadenze [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadentia. Doublet of cadence and chance. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{bor|en|it|cadenza}} Italian cadenza, {{der|en|la|cadentia}} Latin cadentia, {{doublet|en|cadence|chance}} Doublet of cadence and chance Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cadenze}} 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. Categories (topical): Music Translations (decorative solo piece of music): 华彩 (huá cǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), cadence [feminine] (French), Kadenz [feminine] (German), kadencia (Hungarian), cadenza [feminine] (Italian), wāhanga takitahi (Maori), каде́нция (kadɛ́ncija) [feminine] (Russian), каде́нція (kadéncija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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