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fermata

Prolonging a note or rest beyond its normal length. For very short pauses a square sign was invented by Vincent d'Indy, but this device never found general acceptance. In da capo arias the fermata sign over the final chord of the first section indicates where the aria is to end after the repeat. In a chorale, or a chorale prelude, it indicates the end of a line.
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Careful study of Bach's autograph manuscript, the first edition from 1741, shows he did not terminate every variation with a fermata, but that his fermata placements contribute to a virtually symmetrical arrangement of "single" variations (those with a fermata both before and after) and "paired" or "grouped" variations (two or more variations with no fermata between).
Bach's Goldberg Variations demystified by Hall, Cory / American Music Teacher
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