The coda has origins going as far back as the early 12th and 13th centuries, at the end of the Latin sacred vocals songs called 'Conducti'. Interestingly, in the iconic song 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles, the final 'nana na na' part is considered to be a coda, and it is almost four minutes long. While a coda might end an entire movement or piece, a codetta is only used at the end of a passage or section. These are the short codas and they can easily be mistaken for a cadence. There are also 'codettas', which generally refer to 'little tails'. While a cadence is usually less than a bar (about 1-2 beats), a coda is actually a few bars and it could be an entire extra section. Technically, it can be considered to be a longer cadence. That is why, the cauda provided a conclusionary role, which is also similar to the modern coda.Ī coda is like a passage at the end of a piece of music and it brings the music to a close.
The conducti were traditionally divided into two distinct groups, conductus cum cauda and conductus sine cauda (Latin - conductus with cauda, conductus with cauda), based on the presence of melisma. It is used in the study of conductus of the 12th and 13th centuries.Ĭauda was a long melisma on one of the last syllables in the text, repeated in each strophe. Definition of Coda: What do you mean by Coda?Ĭauda is a Latin word meaning 'edge', 'tail', or 'trail' and is the root of a coda.
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