coda
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musical passage that leads on to the conclusion
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- passage
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- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Unicode character
- 𝄌
- language of work or name
- Italian
- Commons category
- Coda (music)
- different from
- coda
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Encyclopedic overview
In music, a coda (/ˈkoʊdə/; Italian for 'tail'; plural code) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end. It may be as simple as a few measures, or as complex as an entire section.
In classical music
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