Cadenza in a sentence as a noun

The sad thing is that classical music used to be like this!Beethoven would improvise for hours and bring his listeners to tears, and the classical concerto tradition of the "cadenza" was originally a time for the soloist to improvise and showcase his or her skills, finishing off with a trill to let the orchestra know it was time to move on.

Cadenza definitions

noun

a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music