Noun
A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWhen I was a little boy and played Liebestraum, my father used to hit me on the head with a newspaper every time I slopped the cadenza... I hate Liebestraum. Victor Borge
About this sound Play ( help · info ) The Imain – – progression at the cadenza is typical of the Classical concerto. Source: Internet
Before many bars have been played, Siegfried and the wakened Brynhild, newly become tenor and soprano, will sing a concerted cadenza ; plunge on from that to a magnificent love duet. Source: Internet
Halfway through, after sections of contrast with the orchestra and without, comes an eight-minute cadenza for the two soloists. Source: Internet
Cadenza ad libitum in Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Written-out cadenza from Mozart's K. 398 (end of Variation 6) demonstrates the often unmetered quality of cadenzas Kinderman, William (2006). Source: Internet
Orli Shaham will join to perform the Piano Concerto No. 20 along with a cadenza written by Beethoven that evokes the energy and intensity of the work. Source: Internet