Bis
Play the indicated passage twice; repeat the bracketed section
Category
navigation
Pronunciation
bees
Origin
Latin
Length
222 words · 2 min read
About Bis
Bis (from the Latin for "twice") instructs the performer to repeat the marked passage one additional time. While technically Latin rather than Italian, bis has been fully absorbed into the Italian musical vocabulary and appears regularly in both orchestral and solo scores.
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Pause
View all navigationterms →A fermata; an instruction to hold a note or rest beyond its written duration.
CapoThe head or beginning of a piece; the starting reference point
SegnoA sign used as a navigation marker in a musical score.
Dal Segno al FineReturn to the segno sign and play until the word Fine marks the end
SegueContinue directly to the next section without interruption
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