notes move smoothly one to the other with no perceptible break. See slur in Note Symbols
Slur
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Sixteenth note
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a note one sixteenth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
Sixty-fourth note
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a note one sixty fourth the time value of a whole note see Note Values
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…
Sharp Sign
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A sign to show that a note should be raised one semitone in pitch. See sharp sign in Note Symbols
Springer
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an ornament consisting of the main note followed by the note above it followed by the note above that, then returning to the…
Staccatissimo
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Italian
an extreme form of staccato, often taken to indicate that one should shorten the note thus marked to one quarter of its writt…
Staccato
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Italian
a dot above the note indicating that the note thus marked should be shortened to half its written length, the second half rep…
Semibreve
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a whole note see Note Values