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double bar

noun

Music.
  1. a double vertical line on a staff indicating the conclusion of a piece of music or a subdivision of it.


double bar

noun

  1. music a symbol, consisting of two ordinary bar lines or a single heavy one, that marks the end of a composition or a section within it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of double bar1

First recorded in 1665–75
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A double bar line, either heavy or light, is used to mark the ends of larger sections of music, including the very end of a piece, which is marked by a heavy double bar.

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Then they added the double bars and made the S and R bigger, for impact.

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Then I thought of the black double bar that marks the music’s end, and silence.

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He said inconsistencies in the auction item include one note D being copied as C, and double bars and natural signs do not resemble Beethoven's handwriting.

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Held in the ornate Caucus Room of the Cannon House Office Building, the party receives high marks from D.C. society columnists for its classy setting, loaded double bar and zoological star power.

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