CADENZA


Meaning of CADENZA in English

ca ‧ den ‧ za /kəˈdenzə/ BrE AmE 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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.