Plural of coda; concluding sections or passages, especially the final section of a musical piece that provides closure.
From Italian coda meaning 'tail,' borrowed from Latin cauda (tail). The musical term borrowed the word to describe the 'tail end' or final section of a composition.
Musicians love codas because they solve the problem of 'how do we end this piece?'—some of the most famous codas in classical music (like Beethoven's 9th) are longer than entire movements, essentially rewriting the whole piece's conclusion.
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