Dal segno

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A contrived example showing DS al FINE. Template:Audio Use of Dal Segno eliminates the need to write out extra measures, often many more than in this example. The notes are to be played in this order: G A B B C' A B B C' C. The MIDI file plays in the order: G A B B C' A B C' C.

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A similar example showing DS al CODA. Template:Audio The notes are to be played in this order: G A B B C' A B C

In music notation, dal segno (Template:IPAc-en, Template:IPAc-en, Template:IPA), often abbreviated as D.S., is used as a navigation marker. Defined as "from the sign" in Italian, D.S. appears in sheet music and instructs a musician to repeat a passage starting from the sign shown at right, sometimes called the segno in English.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Variants

The two main common variants are:Template:Fact

• D.S. al coda instructs the musician to go back to the sign, and when Al coda or To coda is reached jump to the coda symbol.
• D.S. al fine instructs the musician to go back to the sign, and end the piece at the measure marked fine.

The Sibelius 5 Reference manual had the following description: Template:Quote

Al segno indicates that the player should go to the sign: Da capo al segno (D.C. al Segno), "From the beginning to the sign (𝄋)."<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Pre-ISBN</ref>

In operas of the 18th century, a dal segno aria was a common alternative to a da capo aria, which began with an opening ritornello, and which was then omitted in the repeat (the sign being placed after the ritornello).Template:Fact

Encoding

The segno sign is encoded in the Musical Symbols block of Unicode as Template:Unichar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Coda
• Da capo
• Fermata
• Repeat sign