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RUDIMENTS.
Continued.
-o-
In
vocal
music
would
mean
Missa
cfi
Voce
(which
see)
Instrumental
music
it
would
also
mean
crescendo
and
diminuendo.
/OsHold,
a
character
indicating
that
the
time
of
the
note,
or
rest
is
to
be
pro
longed
;
To
such
length
of
time
as
the
director,
leader
or
performer
may
desire
to
give
the
best
effect
to
the
music.
^
Segno.
A
sign
showing
that
the
music
is
to
be
repeated
from
the
sign
above
indicated.
^
Repeat
preceding
measure.
X
Is
double
sharp.
Repeat
signs
in
different
arrange
ments
of
music,
instrumental
and
vocal.
"j
I*
Rsdite.
Repeat
words.
x
Thumb
(pfts-music.)
American
Fingering.
Added
lines
to
call
attention
to
repetition
dots.
Bis
is
also
sometimes
used
^1
as
a
repeat
mark.
Mordent
and
-^-^Pr^ller.
'J
Breathing
Mark.
tr
Trill:
consists
of
a
rapid
alteration
of
the
printed
note
and
the
next
note
above,
to
the
value
of
the
printed
note.
/W/vv
This
stgn
indicates
the
continuation
of
the
trill,
or
an
octave.
|
Repeat
figure
of
eight
notes.
|
|
Repeat
preceding
figure
of
sixteen
notes.
stave.
A
bar.
A
double
bar.
Grace
notes.
^
The
coda
mark.
First
time
of
playing
disregard
the
sign.
Second
time
after
D.
C.
skip
from
this
sign
to
the
coda,
Sometimes
the
sign
is
also
placed
at
the
coda.
Coda
(It.)
(ko-da.)
The
end;
a
few
bars
added
to
the
end
of
a
piece
of
music
to
make
a
more
effective
termination.
From
the
Latin,
"Cauda"-a
tail.
Thccoda.
originally
a
few
added
chords
after
the
completion
of
the
musical
form.
CLEFS.
Clefs
are
keys
or
characters
used
to
determine
the
name
of
pitch
or
the
notes
on
the
staff
to
which
it
is
prefixed.
The
clef
began
in
music
about
900;
there
were
then
no
notes.
G
Clef,
C
Clef
and
F
Clef.
Signatures.
Figures
or
signs
in
the
form
of
a
fraction,
placed
at
t^e
beginning
of
a
piece
of
music
to
indicate
the
time,
but
very
little
now
Time:
That
which
governs
the
measure
of
sounds
in
regard
to
their
continuence
or
duration.
The
speed
of
rythm.
The
rapidity
with
which
the
natu
ral
accents
follow
each
other.
CANON.
A
Round;
four
Parts
in
One.
'.Velcome,
welcome,
ev'-ry.guest,
Welcome
to
our
music
feast:
Mu
-
sic
is
our
on-ly
cheer,
Fills
both
soul
and
rav-ish"d
ear.
Sa-cred
Nine,
teach
us
the
mood,-Sweetest
notes
to
be
ex-plored,-Soft
-
ly
swell
the
tremb-ling
air,
To
complete
our
con-cert
fair.
FIRE
ALARM.
In
Four
Parts,
Bells
are
ringing,
What's
the
matter,
See
the
smoke
and
hear
the
clatter,
Fire,
Fire,
Fire,
Fire,
Pour
on
wa-ter
Pour
on
wa