Seconda volta
Second-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the second repeat
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Pronunciation
seh-KOHN-dah VOHL-tah
Origin
Italian
Length
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About Seconda volta
Seconda volta, notated as a bracketed "2." above the staff, marks bars that are performed only on the second pass through a repeated section, replacing the prima volta bars. Together, prima and seconda volta brackets create an efficient notational shorthand that avoids rewriting nearly identical passages.
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Ripresa
View all navigationterms →A return or recapitulation of earlier musical material
CapoThe head or beginning of a piece; the starting reference point
PauseA fermata; an instruction to hold a note or rest beyond its written duration.
Da Capo al FineReturn to the beginning and play until the word Fine.
UpbeatThe anacrusis; one or more notes occurring before the first full bar of a phrase.
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