Lines (Western Musical Notation)
This page lists of the various symbols in the Lines (Western Musical Notation) group.
Symbols in this group:
Accolade, brace
Connects two or more lines of music that are played simultaneously. Depending on the instruments playing, the brace, or accolade, will vary in designs and styles.
Bar or Measure (music)
Used to separate measures. Bar lines are extended to connect the upper and lower staffs of a grand staff.
Bold double bar line (or barline)
Used to indicate the conclusion of a movement or an entire composition.
Dotted bar line (or barline)
Subdivides long measures of complex meter into shorter segments for ease of reading, usually according to natural rhythmic subdivisions.
Double bar line (or barline)
Used to separate two sections of music. Also used at changes in key signature, time signature or major changes in style or tempo.
Grand Staff
When music on two staves is joined by a brace, or is intended to be played at once by a single performer (usually a keyboard instrument or the harp), a great stave (BrE) or grand staff (AmE) is created.
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