[ << Musical terms A-Z ]	[Top][Contents]	[ Duration names notes and rests >> ]
[ < simile ]	[ Up : Musical terms A-Z ]	[ simple meter > ]

---

1.278 simile mark

E: see below, D: Faulenzer (colloquial).

Symbol to indicate a percent repeat, the repetition of a musical expression on a single staff, as opposed to the more usual definition of a repeat, which affects all parts. The musical expression can be anything from a single note or note pattern to one or more measures. There are other names for this symbol:

• slash mark, or slash repeat
• beat repeat, repeat-beat, or repeat-bar
• measure (or multi-measure) repeat

See also

repeat, OnMusic Dictionary.