codetta
Small musical closing
A codetta is a brief concluding passage in music, essentially a small coda.
It typically appears at the end of a section within a larger work—closing out an exposition in sonata form, for instance—rather than ending the entire piece: The codetta transitions smoothly into the development section.
Systematic explanatory presentation
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- recapitulationSummarizing what came before
- themeCentral recurring concept
- motifRecurring thematic element
subject · modulation · tonic · dominant · transition · classical · Mozart · Haydn
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- transitionChange from one state
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- passageSegment of text
closing · tail · appendix · postlude · epilogue · extension · tag · suffix
exposition
Systematic explanatory presentation
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- recapitulationSummarizing what came before
- themeCentral recurring concept
motif · subject · modulation · tonic · dominant · transition · classical · Mozart · Haydn · Beethoven
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- phraseWords forming partial meaning
- transitionChange from one state
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
passage · closing · tail · appendix · postlude · epilogue · extension · tag · suffix · ending
counterpoint
Simultaneous independent melodies
voice · entry · imitation · contrapuntal · Bach · polyphony · sequence · canon · inversion · augmentation
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
woodwinds · brass · finale · overture · concerto · conductor · score · tutti · section · ensemble