Info Catalog music-glossary: bar music-glossary: Musical terms A-Z music-glossary: baritone

music-glossary: bar line

 
 1.29 bar line
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 ES: barra, línea divisoria, I: stanghetta, barra (di divisione), F:
 barre (de mesure), D: Taktstrich, NL: maatstreep, DK: taktstreg, S:
 taktstreck, FI: tahtiviiva.
 
    A vertical line through the staff (or through multiple staves) that
 separates measures.  Used very infrequently during the Renaissance
 (mostly in secular music, or in sacred music to indicate congruences
 between parts in otherwise-unmetered music).
 
 
 See also
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    measure.
 

Info Catalog music-glossary: bar music-glossary: Musical terms A-Z music-glossary: baritone