symbols placed on or near a staff indicating performance specifications for pitch, dynamics, time duration, accidentals, phrasing, manner of attack, timing, tempo, repeats, fingering, ornamentation…..
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Shape
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the direction of a melody; the abstract quality of the motion and figure of a composition, achieved through dynamics, pitch d…
Sharp
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a term applied to a note slightly above its expected pitch, a sign to show that a note should be raised one semitone in pitch…
Signature
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signs placed on the clef to mark the number and position of the sharps or flats in the key in which the piece is being writte…
Scordatura
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Technique
Scordatura changes string tuning to expand resonance, simplify fingerings, or support specific tonal colors. When used, score…
Accidentals
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Notation
Accidentals are symbols placed before notes: sharp ( ) raises a pitch flat ( ) lowers a pitch natural cancels previous altera…
Barline
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a vertical line drawn across the staff to mark off measures of a particular length, containing a number of notes whose total…
Common time
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the time signature 4/4 See common time in Elements of a Musical Score see in Time Signatures
Crescendo
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increasingly loud see crescendo in Phrasing Symbols see dynamic symbols in Phrasing Symbols