0 the last part of especially a musical or theatre performance, especially when this is very exciting or emotional:
1 the last part of something, esp. a musical or theater performance:
a grand finale
This music returns when the dove reappears in the second finale.
The central finale brings the principals together for a simultaneous exposition of all aspects of the triangle, sometimes revealing concealed conflicts or reinforcing latent suspicions.
The remaining six items were all newly composed and included three sections of music for mime, two finales and an air nouveau.
And what about 6/8 finales that use the hunt as a musical topic but do not identify it verbally; are they somehow different?
Instrumental introductions, introductory verses as well as finales and codas are optional.
Do 'all the elements of seria' really 'pass onstage in a gaudy farewell parade' in the first finale (p. 19)?
Until the first-act finale, the action unfolds as a series of unsuccessful attempts to corrupt the two virtuous sisters.
The finale, at 15 minutes, comprises one third of the whole.