Meaning of Cadenza | Babel Free
kəˈdɛnzəDefinitions
A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician.
Examples
“Yes, laugh⟳, as I want⟳ to laugh⟳ for instance in the concert hall when the orchestra trundles to a stop⟳ and the virtuoso at his piano, hunched like⟳ a demented vet before the bared teeth of this enormous black beast of sound⟳, lifts up deliquescent hands and prepares to plunge into the cadenza.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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