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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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