Klarinet Archive - Posting 000060.txt from 1998/01

From: avrahm galper <agalper@-----.com>
Subj: CAE -SU -RA
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 02:27:55 -0500

CAE-SU-RA

(si zhoor'a, si zyoor'a).
Noun. plural -ras, -rae.

(Latin- a cutting >pp. of caedre, to cut)
1. break or pause in a line of verse:
in Greek and Latin verse, the caesura falls with the metrical foot;
in English verse, it is usually about the middle of the line and is
shown in scanning by the sign //

2. a pause showing rhythmic division of a melody.

This is more than bargained for. I remember it being used by musicians
from Europe to indicate a cut.

There is another word that I remember: Kupyura, also a cut.

Avrahm Galper

   
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