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Cadenzas

A cadenza—an unmeasured, free, often improvisatory solo passage—presents several notational challenges. First, the notes are often smaller than usual; see Cue notes for instructions. Second, there may be many more notes within a measure than the time signature would normally allow. There are different ways of creating a cadenza, but here are two of the most popular approaches.

 

See Also

Time Signature

Measure Tool

Measure Attributes

 

Permitting unlimited notes in one measure (Time Signature method)

Permitting unlimited notes in one measure (Position Notes Evenly method)

 

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