1) Italian opera terminology
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[musical term] A licenza (Italian for `licence`) aria or finale is a passage in an opera written in the 18th century or earlier in which the royal patron such as a king or queen or prince who was in the audience was celebrated onstage by the singers. Called a `licence` passage because the composer and librettist had freedom to drop any pret...
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