Coda (Italian for "tail", plural code) is a term used in music
in a number of different senses, primarily to designate a
passage that brings a piece (or one movement thereof) to a
conclusion. "Technically an expanded cadence. Occurs at the end
of a composition and traditionally brings the composition to a
convincing conclusion. May consist of a few measures or an
entire subdivision in itself.". Coda as a section of a movement
Sonata form as a dramatic pyramid . For example, the coda may
follow the recapitulation (and thus come after the pyramid), or
may be the last part of the recapitulation (and thus would be
like the point of the arrow). The presence of a coda as a
structural element in a music movement is especially clear in
works written in particular musical forms. In a sonata form
movement, the recapitulation section will, in general, follow
the exposition in its thematic content, while adhering to the
home key. The recapitulation often ends with a passage that
sounds like a termination, paralleling the