Beethoven Center
Beethoven Thesaurus
Search parameters
AU:
BBD a10007143
D:
For general historical discussions, subdivide by period (e.g. Classical period)
H:
FX Free-floaters supplemental
WL Works list
W:
May also be used as a subdivision to Concertos and Opus or WoO numbers
SN:
In music for soloist, especially a concerto or other work with accompanying ensemble, an improvised or written-out ornamental passage performed by the soloist, usually over the penultimate or antepenultimate note or harmony of a prominent cadence. During a cadenza the accompaniment either pauses or sustains a pitch or a chord (New Harvard Dictionary of Music)
UF:
BT: