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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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