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In music, a caesura denotes a brief, silent pause, during which metrical time is not counted. Similar to a silent fermata, caesurae are located between notes or measures (before or over bar lines), rather than on notes or rests (as with a fermata).
- What is fermata and Tenuto?
- What is the slang name for fermata?
- What does an upside down fermata mean?
What is fermata and Tenuto?
A fermata indicates a pause in rhythmic pulse, where as a tenuto is stretching the note across the existing rhythmic pulse. With tenuto, the notes are being stretched and elongated within the beats they exist in already.
What is the slang name for fermata?
A fermata (Italian: [ferˈmaːta]; "from fermare, to stay, or stop"; also known as a hold, pause, colloquially a birdseye or cyclops eye, or as a grand pause when placed on a note or a rest) is a symbol of musical notation indicating that the note should be prolonged beyond the normal duration its note value would ...
What does an upside down fermata mean?
A fermata may also be considered a tempo command. A fermata is written upside down below the staff if it affects a lower plane of action (see top staff in image). If a fermata is written over a barline, there will be a pause between the measures.
