APMa difficult part of a long piece of music, which a performer plays alone in order to show his or her skill 华彩乐段〔乐曲中展现表演者技巧的独奏乐段〕
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cadenza• Lunchtime on a day in June, cadenza in the rising wind: is there anything wrong with a one-man band?• If you look at it within that context, these cadenzas by Leppard are rather conventional.• Indeed there are no really weak moments vocally, although I am not convinced by the style of all the vocal cadenzas.