cadenzaPronunciation: /kəˈdɛnzə/Definition of cadenza noun a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto or other musical work, typically near the end. Phrases have a cadenza South African informal be extremely agitated: the party is having a cadenza about subliminal messages on the news[said to be from Danny Kaye's The Little Fiddle, a humorous recording made in the 1940s]Origin: mid 18th century: from Italian (see cadence)cadenza in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of cadenza in the US English dictionary
