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MT76_Pedal_And_Release

MT76_Pedal_And_Release

Tells the player to put the sustaining pedal down. - Release Pedal Tells the player to let the sustain pedal up.

MT77_Multi_Rest

MT77_Multi_Rest

Indicates the number of measures in a resting part without a change in meter to conserve space and to simplify notation. Also called gathered rest or multi-bar rest.

MT78_Adagietto

MT78_Adagietto

Slower than andante (72–76 bpm). Many songs from the seventies used this tempo. also hymns from church and gospel.

MT79_Coda

MT79_Coda

Indicates a forward jump in the music to its ending passage, marked with the same sign. Only used after playing through a D.S. al coda (Dal segno al coda) or D.C. al coda (Da capo al coda).

MT80_Trill

MT80_Trill

A rapid alternation between the specified note and the next higher note (according to key signature) within its duration, also called a "shake". When followed by a wavy horizontal line, this symbol indicates an extended, or running, trill. Trills can begin on either the specified root note or the upper auxiliary note, though the latter is more prevalent in modern performances. In percussion notation, a trill is sometimes used to indicate a tremolo.

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