a vertical line used to metrically divide music into groups of beats see Staff, Barline, & Clef
Bar
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Baritone Clef
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See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
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…
Beam Grouping
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Notes beamed in groups in a manor to distinguish the beats in a measure. See Elements of Standard Notation for Classical Guit…
C clef
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clef sign that marks the position of the note C on the staff. See clef in Staff, Barline, & Clef
Allemand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Allemande
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almain
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…
Almand
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French
a dance of German origin with 4 moderate beats to the bar, although sometimes written as two longer beats in a bar, often the…