passaggio
noun
pas·sag·gio
pəˈsä(ˌ)jō
plural -s
1
: an improvised embellishment or flourish found especially in 16th century music and usually excluding plain scale passages or trills
2
: modulation
3
: passage-work
Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, passage, from passare to pass (from—assumed—Vulgar Latin) + -aggio -age