Rehearsal Mark
Letters or numbers above the staff that mark sections for rehearsal
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A rehearsal mark is a letter, number or boxed letter above the staff that lets a conductor take an ensemble to a given point in one phrase.
Marks follow the sections of a work rather than a fixed count of bars. Their positions must match exactly in score and parts, and they usually align with a change of clef, metre or texture.
A rehearsal mark is not a bar number. Bar numbers run continuously, while rehearsal marks may skip letters and may be subdivided as A1 or B2. After cuts or reorchestration they must be renumbered, or old recordings and old parts will disagree.
Sources
- 排练记号的编排惯例，参 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "Notation"；本文为原创表述
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