The table contains the entries for the holds and pauses popover that you can use to input the different holds and pauses available.
You can open the holds and pauses popover in Write mode in any of the following ways when either an item is selected or the caret is active:
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Press Shift-H.
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In the Notations toolbox, click Popovers
, then Holds and Pauses
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Select an existing hold or pause and press Return.
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Choose .
The icon on the left-hand side of the popover matches the corresponding button in the Notations toolbox on the right of the window.
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Fermatas
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Type of fermata |
Popover entry |
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Fermata |
fer, fermata, or pause |
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Very long fermata |
verylongfermata or verylongfer |
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Long fermata |
longfermata or longfer |
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Short fermata |
shortfermata or shortfer |
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Very short fermata |
veryshortfermata or veryshortfer |
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Short fermata (Henze) |
shorthenzefermata or shorthenzefer |
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Long fermata (Henze) |
longhenzefermata or longhenzefer |
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Curlew (Britten) |
curlew |
The Curlew mark was originally devised by Benjamin Britten for “Curlew River”, a parable for church performance inspired by Japanese Noh theater. It indicates that a player should hold a note or a rest until a synchronization point in asynchronous music.
Caesuras
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Type of caesura |
Popover entry |
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Caesura |
caes, caesura, or // |
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Thick caesura |
caesurathick, thickcaesura, or thick// |
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Curved caesura |
caesuracurved, curvedcaesura, or curved// |
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Short caesura |
caesurashort, shortcaesura, or short// |
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Single-stroke caesura |
caesurasingle, singlecaesura, or single// |
Breath marks
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Type of breath mark |
Popover entry |
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Breath mark (Comma-like) |
breathmarkcomma, comma, or , (comma) |
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Breath mark (Tick-like) |
breathmarktick |
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Breath mark (Upbow-like) |
breathmarkupbow |
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Breath mark (Salzedo) |
breathmarksalzedo |
