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exploding
The process of assigning music to more instruments than it was written for originally. Exploding
music is often a key step in arranging and orchestrating music, such as when a piano piece is
arranged for string quartet. See also reducing.
F
family
Instruments of a similar kind that are typically bracketed together in a score, such as woodwind,
brass, percussion, and strings.
fermata
A notation that indicates all notes at that position are held for longer than their notated length.
Most commonly shown as a curved line with a dot under the curve, it can also be shown with a
pointed arch or square shape. Also known as a “pause” or a “birds’ eye”.
ow
A complete span of music of any scope, for example, a movement, song, piece, scene, number,
act, cue, example, or exercise that contains music assigned to players.
formatting
The act of determining the number of bars in a system, the number of systems on a page, and
the distances between staves and systems.
fps
A unit of measurement, short for “frames per second”, that refers to the number of video frames
occurring each second.
fragment
Part of a notation item. For example, fragments of a note include its notehead, rhythm dots,
accidentals, the tip of its stem, and beam. In Write mode, selecting any part of an item also
selects all of its fragments, so any changes you make affect the whole item. In Engrave mode,
you can select each fragment individually to tweak its position or appearance. See also item.
frame
A rectangular container for music, text, or graphics on a page.
full score
A score comprising all of the music for all of the players and their instruments, typically laid out
in a specic order. The order used varies according to the ensemble for which the music is
written. In full scores for orchestra, the players are typically ordered from the highest wind
instrument at the top of the page, for example, piccolo, to the lowest string instrument at the
bottom of the page, for example, contrabass, with brass, keyboards, voices, and percussion in
between.
G
galley view
A viewing option that shows music laid out as a single, innitely wide system.
grace note
A small note, often used to show an ornament or embellishment, that is not counted towards the
number of beats in the bar; when performed, it steals from the duration of either the preceding
or the following rhythmic notes. Also known as “arhythmic notes”. In common practice, a grace
note with a slashed stem is an acciaccatura, which is to be played as quickly as possible, either
immediately before or at the rhythmic position of the note or chord that follows it; a grace note
with an unslashed stem is an appoggiatura, which is played as half of the written duration of the
note or chord that follows it.
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