I. kəˈdenzə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian — more at cadence
1.
a. : a parenthetic flourish in the course of an aria or other solo piece commonly just before the final or other important cadence
b. : a technically brilliant sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close of a concerto in which the main themes of the preceding movement are given further development
2. : an episodic departure from the main theme of a larger musical work
II. noun
: an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic and especially a literary work