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  2. Staff (music) - Wikipedia

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    The 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 harp), a grand staff (American English) or great stave (British English) is created. [dubious – discuss] Typically, the upper staff uses a treble clef and the lower staff has a bass clef.

  3. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...

  4. Tonic sol-fa - Wikipedia

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    The music then proceeds in the new key until another modulation is notated. Minor keys use l (la) as the tonic. The ascending sixth scale degree in melodic minor is noted as ba (pronounced "bay") instead of fe, which is reserved for the sharp f of the major scale. [3] Dynamic symbols are used the same as in the staff notation more commonly seen.

  5. Seal of Solomon - Wikipedia

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    Solomon's seal Talismanic scroll bearing Solomon's Seal, 11th-century Fatimid Caliphate. The Seal of Solomon or Ring of Solomon (Hebrew: חותם שלמה, Ḥotam Shlomo; Arabic: خاتم سليمان, Khātam Sulaymān) is the legendary signet ring attributed to king Solomon in medieval mystical traditions, from which it developed in parallel within Jewish mysticism, Islamic mysticism and ...

  6. Percussion notation - Wikipedia

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    As with other forms of musical notation, sounds are represented by symbols which are usually written onto a musical staff (or stave). Percussion instruments are generally grouped into two categories: pitched and non-pitched. The notation of non-pitched percussion instruments is less standardized, and therefore often includes a key or legend ...

  7. Song of Songs - Wikipedia

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    Song of Songs (Cantique des Cantiques) by Gustave Moreau, 1893 The Song of Songs (Biblical Hebrew: שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים ‎, romanized: Šīr hašŠīrīm), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a biblical poem, one of the five megillot ("scrolls") in the Ketuvim ('writings'), the last section of the Tanakh.

  8. Rastrum - Wikipedia

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    Roller-type rastrum which can draw two staff sizes. In recent years, rastra made of five ballpoint pens have been marketed to students and composers. It was common in primary and secondary schools to use rastra that use chalk on a chalk board for music education. They may be called staff liners. An alternative is to use a chalk board with staff ...

  9. List of ornaments - Wikipedia

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    This list is intended to give basic information on ornaments, with description and illustrations where possible. Ornaments are used in Western classical music , Western popular music e.g., ( rock music and pop music ) and traditional music (e.g., folk music and blues ) and in other world music and classical music from the eastern and Southern ...