[Listening extract audio not available in printed QP] QP Music skeleton score: see Insert. Read questions below. A symphony movement ends with a short passa...
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QP Music skeleton score: see Insert. Read questions below.
A symphony movement ends with a short passage that revisits earlier material and brings the music to a close.
What musical term describes this concluding passage? [1]
[Total: 1 mark]
Answer Details
The correct answer is a coda. [1]
A coda (from the Italian word for "tail") is a concluding passage added at the end of a musical composition or movement. Its purpose is to bring the music to a definitive and satisfying close. The coda typically revisits or references earlier thematic material, as described in the question, and may introduce new harmonic progressions or rhythmic patterns that signal finality. In a symphony movement, the coda often follows the main structural sections (such as exposition, development, and recapitulation in sonata form) and provides a sense of closure that the recapitulation alone might not achieve. A coda can range from a few bars to a substantial passage. It is indicated in a score by the coda symbol (a circle with a cross). The term should not be confused with codetta, which is a shorter closing passage found at the end of a section within a larger form, such as at the end of the exposition.
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