codetta
Noun
Meaning
A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnagrams
Examples
A brief codetta is often heard connecting the various statements of the subject and answer.
The codetta, just as the other parts of the exposition, can be used throughout the rest of the fugue.
This passage is bars 6/7, at the end of the codetta before the first entry of the third voice, the bass, in the exposition.