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half-bar
The rhythmic position that divides bars into two equal sections when the prevailing time
signatures can be divided into four equal beats. In Dorico SE, specic beam grouping and note
grouping settings apply to bars with a half-bar. Time signatures that have a half-bar include 4/4
and 12/8.
handle
A selectable item that marks the ends of lines, the corners of frames, and other moveable
positions, such as pedal line retakes and slur control points. In Write mode, handles are circular
and mark rhythmic positions.
harmonic series
A naturally-occurring set of frequencies that are all related to a single pitch, known as the
“fundamental”. When a fundamental pitch is played, the note produced contains many different
notes within the harmonic series. These additional notes are known as “partials” or “overtones”. It
is also possible to bring out the sound of individual partials by playing them as harmonics. There
is a consistent pattern of intervals between partials within the harmonic series, and these
intervals become increasingly smaller the further up the harmonic series they occur. For
example, the interval between the rst and second partials is an octave whereas the interval
between the seventh and eighth partials is only approximately a major second. At the top end of
the harmonic series, most partials are microtones. See also partial.
hook
A short line that extends from other lines, most commonly at a right angle, that helps to clarify
the end position of lines. In Dorico SE, hooks can be used at the end of pedal lines, octave lines,
repeat endings, and tuplet brackets.
horizontal justication
The alignment of musical content to the left and right edges of the frame. To ensure that all
staves in a system occupy the same width, any remaining space that is left over after the music is
spaced is distributed evenly between all of the columns in the system. Sometimes the nal
system of a ow is not fully justied and is allowed to end partway across the width of the frame.
See also frame, justication.
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implicit rest
A rest that is automatically shown around the notes you input. Its notated duration automatically
adjusts according to the time signature and its position in the bar. Implicit rests can be
suppressed between notes in a particular voice, which hides them. See also explicit rest.
Insert mode
A way of changing how notes are input. When Insert mode is activated, new notes push all the
music that follows after the caret along by the input duration instead of overwriting existing
notes. Similarly, reducing the duration of notes with Insert mode activated pulls them closer
together without leaving rests between the notes. This affects not just note input, but also when
you copy and paste notes and inputting time signatures.
instrument
Anything that requires at least one staff to represent the sounds or music it produces. Common
instruments include the violin, ute, tuba, and bass drum. However, human voices, computer
triggering samples, and tape recordings can also be instruments.
instrument transposition
The interval difference between the pitch the instrument plays and the resulting sounding pitch,
often included as part of the instrument name. For example, when a Clarinet in B♭ plays a C, the
pitch produced is a concert B♭. Instrument transposition is also known as “instrument pitch”. See
also concert pitch, transposed pitch.
item
Generic term for any note, rest, chord, notation, or other selectable object that appears in the
score in Dorico SE. See also fragment, segment.
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