Dal Segno
The instruction Dal Segno [ dal se: ɲo ] (usually abbreviated as DS ), which occurs in the notation of music, comes from Italian and means “from the sign”. What is meant is that the piece of music should be repeated from the point indicated in this way up to the notated end point (usually marked by a double line ). Similar to Da capo, there are also the terms Dal Segno al Fine (from the character to the end marked with fine ) or Dal Segno al Coda . The representation of the symbol for "Dal Segno" can vary.
Dal Segno arias can often be found in operas, especially from the 18th century. After an opening ritornello , the singing voice begins (A part), followed by a contrasting B part, and finally the A part (without orchestral ritornello ) is repeated from the Segno sign to the end point / double bar / fermata.
Representation in Unicode
The Unicode encodings for the Segno and Coda characters can be found in the Unicode block of musical notation .
literature
- Christoph Hempel: New general music theory. Schott, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-254-08200-1 .
- Wieland Ziegenrücker: ABC music. General music theory. 6th, completely revised edition. Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2009, ISBN 978-3-7651-0309-4 .
- Howard E. Smither: A History of the Oratorio. Vol. 3: The Oratorio in the Classical Era. University of North Carolina Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8078-1274-9 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).