when two voices or parts are written on the same staff and play the same note
Double stem
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Dot
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placed above or below the notehead it indicates a staccato, placed immediately after a note it indicates that the note should…
Double flat
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the sign that lowers a note by two semitones See double flat sign in Note Symbols
Double sharp
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the sign that raises a note by two semitones See double sharp sign in Note Symbols
Doppelgriffe
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German
double stop, a technique of playing two separate notes simultaneously by using two separate strings on a stringed instrument
Doppeltaktnote
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German
double whole note see Note Values
Double stopping
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a string instrument technique in which the player, placing two fingers on adjacent strings and playing two strings simultaneo…
Double whole note
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a Breve see Note Values
Doubling
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where two instruments play the same part in ensemble playing