Cadenza: The Eternal Dance Walkthrough

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This is the official guide for Cadenza: The Eternal Dance.
This guide won't tell you when to zoom into a location; the screenshots show each zoom scene.
Hidden-object puzzles are referred to as HOPs. Only the locations of the HOPs will be shown.
Use the Map to fast travel to a location.

Chapter 1: The Restaurant

Examine scene.
Move bush; take RED STRING and BENT WIRE (A).
Examine; take RESTAURANT KEY (B). Read newspaper (C); move items. Take STONE PIZZA TOKEN (1/4).
Read note; use RESTAURANT KEY (D).
Open door (E).
Walk forward.

Examine scene.
Use BENT WIRE (F).
Play HOP; receive TIRE IRON (G).
Use TIRE IRON; take FIRE AXE (H).

Examine; use FIRE AXE (I).
Open door (J).
Walk forward.

Examine scene.
Take SAFETY PIN and METAL HOOK (K).
Examine; take Cryptex and note (L). Take THEO'S BAG.
Examine THEO'S BAG. Open pocket; take photo and TWEEZERS. Examine buckle; use SAFETY PIN. Move items; take WOODEN TILE.
Walk down.

Read note (M); take CROOKED NAIL. Open mailbox; scroll down.
Move cone; read letter (N). Take VIOLIN CODE.
Walk left.
Take STONE PIZZA TOKEN (2/4) (O); use VIOLIN CODE.

Solution (P): (D-G)-(C-D)-(G-C-F)-(B-C)-(F-B-E)-(C-F).
(A-B-C)-(E-B)-(H-E-A)-(B-E-H)-(F-B)-(I-E)-(J-F-I).
(K-G-J-F)-(I-J-K-G)-(E-I-J-K)-(B-E-I)-(F-B)-(G-J).
Open; take note, CRYSTAL BOX, and VIOLIN BOW.
METAL HOOK and RED STRING on VIOLIN BOW; take MAKESHIFT HOOK.
Walk down.

Take HEAVY PAINT CAN (Q); use MAKESHIFT HOOK.
Examine HEAVY PAINT CAN; take EMPTY PAINT CAN.
Use CROOKED NAIL (R).
Read newspaper; take SMALL HAMMER (S). Place WOODEN TILE (T).

Solution (U): B-A-C-A-D.
Open; take STONE PIZZA TOKEN (3/4).

Take photo and TUNING FORK (V).
TUNING FORK on CRYSTAL BOX; examine fork. Open; take BUTTERFLY KEY.
Use BUTTERFLY KEY (W); take GREEN VALVE.
Examine box; give SMALL HAMMER (X). Open; take CRYPTEX CORE.
CRYPTEX CORE on Cryptex (Y).

Use TWEEZERS; take STONE PIZZA TOKEN (4/4) (Z). Place Cryptex.
Examine (A).

Solution (B).
Walk left.

Examine (C).
Open; move items. Take WIRE CUTTERS (D).
Walk down.

Use WIRE CUTTERS (E); take YELLOW VALVE.
Walk down, then left.
Place STONE PIZZA TOKEN (4/4) (F). Open; take WIRE BRUSH and BLUE VALVE.
Go to Secret Room.

Place GREEN VALVE (G), YELLOW VALVE (H), and BLUE VALVE (I).

Solution (J).

Open (K).
Take EMPTY BOTTLE and STONE TOUCAN (L).
Walk down.
Use STONE TOUCAN (M).

Play HOP; receive BLUE INK (N).
BLUE INK on EMPTY BOTTLE; take BLUE BOTTLE.
Walk left.
Examine; place BLUE BOTTLE. Examine bulb (O).
Examine lens (P).

Solution (Q).
Take CRYPTEX RING and THEO'S MAP.
CRYPTEX RING on Cryptex.

Use THEO'S MAP (R).
Examine (S).

Chapter 2: Harmony Cliff

Walk left.
Examine scene.
Examine (T); take WOODEN GOLDFISH.
Place Cryptex (U); take SMALL BELL (V).
Walk down.
Take STRONG ROPE (W); place SMALL BELL.

Solution (X): A-B-C-B-A.
Take HEAVY KEYS.

Take LEATHER BELT (Y); remove cloth. Use HEAVY KEYS.
Play HOP; receive WOODEN BOARDS (Z).
HOP solution (A).
STRONG ROPE on WOODEN BOARDS; take ROPE LADDER.

Place ROPE LADDER (B).
Take PUMP CRANK (C).
Place EMPTY PAINT CAN and PUMP CRANK (D); take BUCKET OF WATER.
Pour BUCKET OF WATER (E).
Walk forward.

Take newspaper and SHARP CHISEL (1/6) (F).
Take SHARP CHISEL (2/6) and WOODEN HAMMER (G); read papers. Take MACHINE PART SKETCH.
Take SHARP CHISEL (3/6) (H).
Take DULL CHISEL (I). Place WOODEN GOLDFISH; take SHARP CHISEL (4/6).

Take SHARP CHISEL (5/6), SHAVING BRUSH, and DUST PAN (K). Replace LEATHER BELT (L); use DULL CHISEL. Take SHARP CHISEL (6/6).
Read diary (M); place SHARP CHISEL (6/6), WOODEN HAMMER, and MACHINE PART SKETCH.

Solution (N).
Take MUSIC MACHINE PART.
Walk down.

Use DUST PAN and WIRE BRUSH; take SCOOP OF SOOT (O).
Walk left.
Place MUSIC MACHINE PART (P).
Use SCOOP OF SOOT and SHAVING BRUSH (Q).

Solution (R).

Take ROPE, PRUNING SAW, and BROKEN BOWL (S).

Take GOLD CUP (T).
Take SUNDIAL PART (U); examine gate. Use PRUNING SAW; open.

Solution (T).

Take OIL CAN (W).
Move plant (X); take SUNDIAL POINTER.
Use GOLD CUP (Y); receive CHALICE WITH RESIN.

Use OIL CAN (Z); take HALBERD.
Examine; use HALBERD (A). Take STONE ORNAMENT (1/2) (B).
Walk down.
Place SUNDIAL POINTER and SUNDIAL PART (C); take STONE MASK (D).

Place STONE MASK (E); take SPOUT (F).
Walk forward.
Place SPOUT (G). Play HOP; receive SAPPHIRE RING.
Give SAPPHIRE RING (H); take BOWL PART.
BOWL PART and CHALICE WITH RESIN on BROKEN BOWL; take BOWL.
Walk down.

Place BOWL (I); take STONE ORNAMENT (2/2) (J).
Walk forward.
Place STONE ORNAMENT (2/2) (K).
Walk forward.

Examine scene.
Take LIGHTER and ORNAMENT PIECE (L).
Take SMOKING LAMP (M). Place ORNAMENT PIECE (N); examine.

Solution (O).

Take COINS (1/3) and DYNAMITE (P).
Use DYNAMITE and LIGHTER (Q).
Talk; take note (R).
Walk left.

Open. Move items; take COINS (2/3) (S).
Take FISHING ROD (T).
Walk right.
Use SMOKING LAMP (U); take BASKET and MUSIC MACHINE PART (1/4) (V).
BASKET on FISHING ROD; take IMPROVISED NET.

Use IMPROVISED NET (W); receive FIELD GLASS.
Examine FIELD GLASS.
Use ROPE (X).
Take BRANCH (Y).

Use BRANCH; take DOOR ORNAMENT (Z).
Use DOOR ORNAMENT (A); open.
Play HOP; receive MOLTEN METAL (B).

Take CASTING MOLD (C).
MOLTEN METAL on CASTING MOLD; take METAL ANCHOR.
Place METAL ANCHOR (D); open. Move items; take COINS (3/3) and CAGE KEY.
Use CAGE KEY (E); open. Take WOODEN WHEEL and MUSIC MACHINE PART (2/4) (F).
Walk down twice.
Use FIELD GLASS and COINS (3/3) (G).

Solution (H): (B-C)-(B-D)-(A-D)-(A-C)-(A-B)x2.
(D-A)-(B-D)-(B-A)-(C-A)-(C-B)-(D-B).

Take MUSIC MACHINE PART (3/4) (I).
Place WOODEN WHEEL (J); move cannon. Open; take MACHINE PART IN WAX (K).
Go to Treehouse.
Use MACHINE PART IN WAX (L); receive MUSIC MACHINE PART (4/4).
Walk down three times.

Place MUSIC MACHINE PART (4/4) and Cryptex (M).
Take AUDREY'S MELODY (N).

Chapter 3: The University

Read; take AUDITORIUM CLUE (1/2) (O).
Take AUDITORIUM CLUE (2/2) (P).
Use AUDITORIUM CLUE (2/2) (Q).

Solution (R).

Take HEX KEY (S). Move hat; take MOUTHPIECE.
Use MOUTHPIECE (T); take FIGURINE PART (U).

Take BROKEN FIGURINE (V).
FIGURINE PART on BROKEN FIGURINE; take FIGURINE.
Place FIGURINE (W).

Solution (X).
Take PIANO KEY.
Use PIANO KEY (Y).

Play HOP; receive DOOR KNOB (Z).
Place DOOR KNOB (A); open.
Walk right.

Use HEX KEY; open. Examine. Solution (1-4); flip switch (B).
Open; take SWAN TOKEN (C).

Place SWAN TOKEN (D); open. Take MAGNET.
Use MAGNET (E); take DRAWER KEY.
Examine; use DRAWER KEY (F). Take EAR HORN, CLOCK HAND, and SANDPAPER.
Open door (G).
Walk left.

Take FEATHER (1/3) (H). Examine (I); use SANDPAPER.
Use EAR HORN (J).

Solution (K).

Open; take FEATHER (2/3) (L).
Walk down.
Place CLOCK HAND (M); examine. Take FEATHER (3/3) (N).
Walk left.
Place FEATHER (3/3) (O).

Solution (P).
Take DESK ORNAMENT.
Walk down.

Open; place DESK ORNAMENT (Q). Take OFFICE CARD.
Place OFFICE CARD (R); open.
Walk right.
Take METRONOME NEEDLE (1/3) (S).

Take letter, SUGAR CUBES, and HEADMASTER'S CANE (T).
Take TEACHER'S ID (U).
Walk down twice.
Use HEADMASTER'S CANE (V); take METRONOME NEEDLE (2/3).
Walk forward, then left.

Give SUGAR CUBES (W); take METRONOME NEEDLE (3/3).
Walk down, then right.
Place METRONOME NEEDLE (3/3) (X).

Solution (Y).

Open. Move items; take REGISTRY BOOK (Z).
Use REGISTRY BOOK (A).
Play HOP; receive MICHAEL'S ROOM NUMBER (B).
Walk down, then left.

Examine scene.
Give TEACHER'S ID (C); select (D).
Use MICHAEL'S ROOM NUMBER (E).

Take METAL FLOWER (F).
Take LETTER OPENER and VIOLIN STRING (1/2) (G).
Use LETTER OPENER (H); take SMALL KEY.

Examine (I); use SMALL KEY. Take METAL BIRD.
Examine (J); place METAL FLOWER and METAL BIRD. Take TRUMPET ORNAMENT and MICHAEL'S VIOLIN.
Examine (K). Place TRUMPET ORNAMENT; take WIRE CUTTERS and VIOLIN PEG (1/2).
Examine (L); take VIOLIN PEG (2/2). Use WIRE CUTTERS (M); take VIOLIN STRING (2/2).
VIOLIN STRING (2/2) and VIOLIN PEG (2/2) on MICHAEL'S VIOLIN.
Walk down.

Examine scene.
Use MICHAEL'S VIOLIN and AUDREY'S MELODY on scene.
Solution (N).
Take CRYPTEX PART.
CRYPTEX PART on Cryptex.
Walk down twice.

Place Cryptex (O).

Chapter 4: Eternal Dance

Talk; take COLOR DIAGRAM (P).
Take HEX TILE (1/2) and MERMAID ORNAMENT (1/2) (Q).
Walk left, then right.
Examine (R).

Take CARABINER (S).
Move boards; take HOOK SWORD (T).
Open; take GRINDER (U). Use HOOK SWORD; take HEX TILE (2/2) (V).
Open GRINDER; take THREAD.

Place HEX TILE (2/2); solution (W).
Take STAR KEY.
Walk down.

Use HOOK SWORD (X).
Move plants; Take RED BERRY (1/6) (Y1). move plants; take RED BERRY (2/6)-(4/6) (Y2). Move plants; take RED BERRY (5/6)-(6/6) (Y3).
Move plants; place STAR KEY. Open; take MERMAID ORNAMENT (2/2) (Z).

Examine (A).
Place CARABINER (B); examine. Take GRINDER HANDLE (C); place MERMAID ORNAMENT (2/2). Open.

Play HOP; receive SEWING NEEDLE (D).
Examine GRINDER; close drawer. Use GRINDER HANDLE and RED BERRY (6/6); use grinder. Take RED DUST.
Walk down.
Place RED DUST and COLOR DIAGRAM (E).

Solution (F).

Take CRANK PART (G).
Walk left, then right.
Examine chain (H).
Use CRANK PART (I); pull.

Take BROKEN GLIDER (J).
Examine BROKEN GLIDER; use SEWING NEEDLE and THREAD on tear. Take REPAIRED GLIDER.
Walk down.
Use REPAIRED GLIDER (K).

Solution (L): C-A-B-Ax2-C-Ax2-C.

Talk (M).
Take CALIPER (1/2) (N).
Take ELEPHANT (1/3) (O). Use SMALL SCISSORS; receive CALIPER (2/2) (P).

Open; take METAL PLATE (1/2) (Q). Examine bag (R).
Use CALIPER (2/2). Open; take CHALK, MASONRY TOOL, and SCREWDRIVER (S).
Use MASONRY TOOL (T); receive METAL PLATE (2/2).
Use METAL PLATE (2/2) (U).

Solution (V).

Open (W).
Walk left.
Examine scene.
Take BRASS TRUMPET (1/3) (X).
Take FEATHER DUSTER (Y). Remove; take BARREL TAP HANDLE (Z). Use SCREWDRIVER (A); open. Take HEXAGON KEY.

Take ELEPHANT (2/3) and STOVE LIGHTER (B). Use BARREL TAP HANDLE; turn (C). Move barrel and bags.
Play HOP; receive BRASS TRUMPET (2/3) (D).
Enter Theo's Cell.
Talk (E).

Take BRASS TRUMPET (3/3) (F).
Take RECTANGLE KEY (G).
Place BRASS TRUMPET (3/3) (H); take BLANK SCROLL and DOOR HANDLE (I). Use HEXAGON KEY (J).
Walk down.