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cadenza

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Music
ca·den·za /kəˈdenzə/ noun [countable] technical  APMa difficult part of a long piece of music, which a performer plays alone in order to show his or her skill 华彩乐段〔乐曲中展现表演者技巧的独奏乐段〕
Examples from the Corpus
cadenzaLunchtime on a day in June, cadenza in the rising wind: is there anything wrong with a one-man band?If you look at it within that context, these cadenzas by Leppard are rather conventional.Indeed there are no really weak moments vocally, although I am not convinced by the style of all the vocal cadenzas.
Origin cadenza (1700-1800) Italian → CADENCE
ca·den·za nounChineseSyllable
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cadenza
cadenza /kəˈdenzə/ noun [countable] technical
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Italian
 Origin: cadence
a difficult part of a long piece of music, which a performer plays alone in order to show his or her skill


ca·denzaBrE /kəˈdenzə/ 🔊NAmE /kəˈdenzə/ 🔊 noun(music 音乐, from Italian) a short passage, usually near the end of a piece of classical music, which is played or sung by the soloist alone, and intended to show the performer's skill 华彩段,华彩乐段(通常在古典乐曲结尾,以突显独唱或独奏演员的技巧)(SAfrE) if sb has a cadenza, they react suddenly and angrily to sth, especially in a way that seems unreasonable or humorous (尤指无端的或滑稽的)暴怒,大发雷霆