Coda vs. Codetta — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Coda and Codetta
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Coda
(Music) The concluding passage of a movement or composition.
Codetta
(music) A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue.
Coda
A conclusion or closing part of a statement.
Codetta
A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda.
Coda
(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
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Coda
(phonology) The optional final part of a syllable, placed after its nucleus, and usually composed of one or more consonants.
The word “salts” has three consonants — /l/, /t/, and /s/ — in its coda, whereas the word “glee” has no coda at all.
Coda
(geology) In seismograms, the gradual return to baseline after a seismic event. The length of the coda can be used to estimate event magnitude, and the shape sometimes reveals details of subsurface structures.
Coda
(figuratively) A conclusion (of a statement or event, for example), final portion, tail end.
Coda
A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.
Coda
The closing section of a musical composition
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