Coda (music)

In music, a coda (pronounced [ˈkoːda]; Italian for 'tail'; plural code) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end. It may be as simple as a few measures, or as complex as an entire section.[1]

  1. ^ Benward & Saker (2009). Music in Theory and Practice: Volume II, p.355. Eighth Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-310188-0.