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NOTE

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.

RELATED LINKS

Inputting holds and pauses with the popover on page 205

Holds and pauses on page 462

Types of fermatas on page 463

Types of caesuras on page 464

Types of breath marks on page 464

Inputting holds and pauses with the popover

You can input holds and pauses using the holds and pauses popover, both during step input and

by adding them to existing music.

PROCEDURE

1. In Write mode, do one of the following:

● Start note input.

● Select an existing note to which you want to add a hold or pause.

NOTE

You can only add one hold or pause to one note at a time.

2. Open the holds and pauses popover in any of the following ways:

● Press Shift-H.

● Choose Write > Create Hold or Pause.

3. Enter the hold or pause you want into the popover.

For example, enter fermata or caesura.

4. Press Return to close the popover.

RESULT

During step input, the specied hold or pause is input at the caret position.

Fermatas appear above the selected note, and above all notes or rests at that rhythmic position,

or the rhythmic position of the note, chord, or rest that corresponds with the end of the fermata

on every staff.

Breath marks appear to the right of the caret or selected note.

Caesuras appear to the left of the caret or selected note, and appear on all staves at that same

rhythmic position.