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Glossary
A
action
The mechanism inside pianos that allows the hammers to strike the strings with different forces,
depending on the strength with which the player depresses the corresponding key. It allows
pianos to use a greater dynamic range, hence their full name “pianoforte”.
anacrusis
See pick-up bar.
articulation
(1) In music notation, symbols that indicate how a note should be played, typically affecting their
onset (attack), release, or duration. (2) In sound libraries, a term that refers to playing techniques
generally.
attachment
The rhythmic position at which an item occurs, or to which an item applies, in the music.
B
bar
A span of music comprising a specic number of beats, as dened by the prevailing time
signature, whose boundaries are indicated by bar lines. Also known as a “measure”, but this
documentation uses “bar”.
C
cancellation natural
A natural accidental positioned on the staff immediately before a change in key signature or a
single note. It indicates that the previous accidental no longer applies and can be followed
immediately by a new accidental if applicable. Showing cancellation naturals before single
accidentals that follow double accidentals is also known as “archaic cancellation”. Cancellation
naturals before a change in key signature are known as “traditional” when positioned after the
barline and “Russian” when positioned before the barline.
caret
Shown during note input, the caret is the vertical line that extends above and below the staff and
indicates the rhythmic position at which items are input. Also known as an “insertion point”. In
Dorico SE, the caret, cursor, and pointer are related but serve different purposes. See also
rhythmic grid, note input.
casting off
The act of xing the layout of pages of music, such as dening a set number of systems per page
or the number of bars per system.
cautionary accidental
A restatement of an earlier accidental to eliminate ambiguities, such as when a tied note with an
accidental continues onto another page. Also known as “courtesy accidentals”.
channel
In MIDI, a channel determines which note, controller, or other data is played by which sound on
which device. In Dorico SE, notes on a single staff may be played by different channels,
depending on which playing techniques are provided by the patch assigned to each channel. See
also MIDI, patch.
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Dorico SE 3.1.10