codetta

A coda is a section that concludes an entire piece or a major movement. It generally presents new musical themes or changes the key to create an audible difference as a way to resolve musical tension and complete the composition. A similar idea is found in the codetta, which concludes a smaller section of the music.

The function of a coda is to bring the piece to close, whilst the codetta brings a section, such as the exposition to a close. The two might be the same or the coda might expand upon or add to the codetta.

Whereas a coda might end an entire piece or movement, a codetta is usually only at the end of a passage or section. In the song “Hey Jude” by The Beatles, the final “nana na na” part is considered a coda, and it is almost four minutes long.

codetta (It., dim. 1 A brief *coda or conclusion. 2 In *fugue the term is used to describe any passage in the exposition that links two entries of the theme, provided that the theme ends with a definite cadence, giving the impression that what follows is in the nature of a link.... ...

Closing themes are often characterized by short melodic ideas and repeated V–I (cadential) tonal motion. A codetta may follow harmonic and melodic closure. This extension of the final cadence often features cadential figuration and/or a “tonic” pedal.

Coda tattoos can vary from person to person, some connect with language (fingerspelling, ILY sign), or camp experience (camp coordinates, camp logo), while others declare their deaf heritage by simply getting the word “coda”.

The film's title CODA is a play on words: it is the acronym for “children of deaf adults,” and also refers to an epilogue to a piece of music. “Originally the rights belonged to a big studio.

On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to coda, such as: afterword, postscript, summation, conclusion, ending, and finale.

D.S., or Dal Segno, means “from the sign.” It directs the player to return to a spot earlier in the score that's marked by the symbol. If the marking says D.S. al Coda, then the player is supposed to play from the to a “To Coda” marking, then jump to a coda section at the end of the music.

fugue, in music, a compositional procedure characterized by the systematic imitation of a principal theme (called the subject) in simultaneously sounding melodic lines (counterpoint). The term fugue may also be used to describe a work or part of a work.

ˈfyüg. 1. a. : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts.

The basic elements of sonata form are three: exposition, development, and recapitulation, in which the musical subject matter is stated, explored or expanded, and restated. There may also be an introduction, usually in slow tempo, and a coda, or tailpiece.