n.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.
[Italian, from Latin fīnālis, final. See final.]
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finale
American Heritage Dictionary:
fi·nal·e |
n.
The concluding part, especially of a musical composition.
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
finale |
meaning the last part of something, is pronounced as three syllables (fi-nah-li).
| final clause, finable, fillers | |
| finalize, fire verb, firing line |
Roget's Thesaurus:
finale |
noun
- The last part: close, conclusion, end, ending, finish, last1, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See start/end.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
finale |
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Definition: ending of an event
Antonyms: beginning, debut, first act, opening, start
Oxford Grove Music Encyclopedia:
Finale |
The last movement of a multi-movement instrumental composition; the concluding section of an act of an opera or other stage work. The concluding movement in a set of variations (e.g. Schumann's Etudes symphoniques and Elgar's Enigma Variations) is often designated ‘finale’, indicating a freer and wider-ranging treatment of the theme than is found earlier in the work. The operatic ensemble finale, developed in Italian comic opera (especially dramma giocoso) during the 18th century, represents an essential step from the late Baroque number opera to the continuous style of 19th-century music drama.
The Austin Symphony's Music Glossary:
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Random House Word Menu:
categories related to 'finale' |
- Harmony, Melody, and Structure - finale: closing part or movement of composition
- Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - finale: final scene or musical number of performance
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
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Look up finale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
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Finale may indicate the final movement of a sonata, symphony, or concerto or of another piece of non-vocal classical music which has several movements, or a prolonged final sequence at the end of an act of an opera or musical theatre work.[1] "The rondo is the form par excellence used for final movements, and...its typical character and structural properties accord perfectly with those thought desirable in a sonata finale of the early nineteenth century."[2] Carl Czerny observes, "that first movements and finales ought to—and in practice actually do—proclaim their contrasted characters already in their opening themes."[3]
Finale may also refer to:
Pieces of music
- Finale (album), a 1977 album by Loggins and Messina
- Finale B, a song from the rock opera Rent
- "Finale", a song by Anthrax from State of Euphoria
- "Finale", a rapper from New York
- "Finale", a song by Bikini Kill from Reject All American
- "Finale", a piece of film music by John Williams from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)
- "Finale", a song by Patrick Wolf from The Magic Position
Places
- Finale Emilia, a municipality in Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- Finale Ligure, a municipality in Liguria, Italy
Other uses
- Finale (film), a 2009 film
- Finale (software), a music notation software
- Season finale, the last episode of a single season of a television show
- Series finale, the last episode of a television show
See also
Sources
- ^ John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, ed. (1890). A Dictionary of Music and Musicians: (A.D. 1450-1889), p.523. Macmillan and Co. [1]
- ^ Talbot, Michael (2001). The Finale in Western Instrumental Music, p.2. ISBN 9780198166955.
- ^ Talbot (2001), p.2&1n1. Cites: Czerny, Carl (c.1848). School of Practical Composition, Vol.I, p.67-69.
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Translations:
Finale |
Deutsch (German)
n. - Finale, Schlußszene, Abschluß
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μουσ., μτφ.) φινάλε
Português (Portuguese)
n. - final (m) (Mús.)
Русский (Russian)
финал, заключительная сцена
Español (Spanish)
n. - final, último movimiento (mús.), último escena (teatro)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - final (mus.), final (bildl.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
结局, 最后的一个乐章, 终了
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結局, 最後的一個樂章, 終了
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - フィナーレ, 最後の幕, 終曲, 終幕
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الخاتمه , الجزء الأخير من لحن موسيقي أو مسرحيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סיום, קטע מוסיקלי המסיים מערכה באופרה, מסקנה
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