The Collaborative International Dictionary
Codetta
Codetta \Co*det"ta\, n. [It., dim. of coda tail.] (Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
codetta
n. (context music English) A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue
Usage examples of "codetta".
Exposition of the two themes and codetta, is made exactly as in the sonatine-form, though probably upon a broader scale.
The addition of a codetta is almost indispensable, and frequently two or more appear, growing successively shorter, and generally repeated.