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Author: Ed
Date: 2002-03-14 13:34
I came across a piece of music with this sign in it "//" - what does it mean? I couldn't find it in my pocket music dictionary. Thanks for the help.
Ed
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Author: SteveT
Date: 2002-03-14 13:39
Ed:
It means the conductor is going to call a slight pause and probably change the tempo of the piece. You probably will see another // after that. Sort of like open and close parenthesis in english grammar.
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Author: William
Date: 2002-03-14 14:25
Simply indicates a "cut off" where the conductor will stop the ensemble for a pause. You should pay attention when you see this symbol unless you want to continue playing an imprompto solo. Good Clarineting!!!!!
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Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2002-03-14 14:47
If it appears right above the staff, it means cut off.
If you have a music with the first and second parts on the same sheet and it appears in the staff in the second part (ususally the only thing in the measure) with the notation COL 1o above, it means play the 1st part in unison with the first clarinetist (e.g., 3rd bar after 5 in the Kalmus edition of Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun). Why they don't simply put the notes in is beyond me.
Best regards,
jnk
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Author: Michael McC.
Date: 2002-03-14 19:59
It is a cesura. (sp?) It is a small pause, and silence occurs before the music stops again. Mostly it occurs as a surprise stop, to be resumed right where it left off, in my experience.
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2002-03-15 03:46
The "slang" for this often used is "railroad tracks." As William says, do pay attention, or you will be embarrased.
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Author: willie
Date: 2002-03-15 04:25
I,ve also heard it called a "German pause". Our conductor had us pencil in a couple at rehearsal tonight as the flutes had a bad page turn.
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Author: ken
Date: 2002-03-16 14:59
The marking can also indicate a grand pause, although most script will denote one with a "G.P." instead of railroad tracks.
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Author: R. Simpson
Date: 2002-03-16 16:32
// is commanly called "railroad tracks" and means that there is a brief pause in the music.
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-03-17 08:27
The important thing is that it is a pause filled with SILENCE, not a pause on a note, i.e. everyone STOPS playing, and starts again later.
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Author: been there
Date: 2002-03-18 00:51
Ah...Here's a neat one. In french editions (Leduc being the one that comes to mind.), // can mean the end of a tempo adjustment just prior to the symbol. In the 1er Rhap. of Debussy, there is a Cedez marked on the 3rd page (Leduc edition) about halfway down. In this case, french editors used that marking to indicate the end of the Cedez and the change to a stable tempo.
Cedez...//
Neat, huh? In this case, I seem to remember an 'A Tempo' following.
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