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What is the name of the section markers denoted by a number in a box above the score?
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(I'm not in the music world but need to know the answer for esoteric reasons.) The image above contains excerpts from one of Stravinsky's pieces. I assume in score writing is it commonplace to notate the different sections of the piece in order to break the piece up. What is the name of these numbered boxes? Are the annotated "number in boxes section markers" a standard symbol in sheet music with a name, or were they only something Stravinsky used with the symbol varying?
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(I'm not in the music world but need to know the answer for esoteric reasons.) The image above contains excerpts from one of Stravinsky's pieces. I assume in score writing is it commonplace to notate the different sections of the piece in order to break the piece up. What is the name of these numbered boxes? Are the annotated "number in boxes section markers" a standard symbol in sheet music with a name, or were they only something Stravinsky used with the symbol varying?
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(I'm not in the music world but need to know the answer for esoteric reasons.) The image above contains excerpts from one of Stravinsky's pieces. I assume in score writing is it commonplace to notate the different sections of the piece in order to break the piece up. What is the name of these numbered boxes? Are the annotated "number in boxes section markers" a standard symbol in sheet music with a name, or were they only something Stravinsky used with the symbol varying?
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(I'm not in the music world but need to know the answer for esoteric reasons.) The image above contains excerpts from one of Stravinsky's pieces. I assume in score writing is it commonplace to notate the different sections of the piece in order to break the piece up. What is the name of these numbered boxes? Are the annotated "number in boxes section markers" a standard symbol in sheet music with a name, or were they only something Stravinsky used with the symbol varying?
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The Sibelius app (and presumably the wider world) calls them Rehearsal Marks. If the boxed values are numbers the conductor will say "play from figure 5". If they are letters the conductor will say "play from letter B". I've never heard them referred to as sections (but my experience only covers band, orchestral, small ensembles and choirs) so other music may use the term "section".
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
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During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
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Bar numbers - if they are sequenced to each bar. The other marks are section marks, usually letters. Often called 'rehearsal marks'. It's so much easier in rehearsal to 'go from a bar before section C', or 'play from the anacrucis in bar 16'. Could be that Igor chose section numbers in preference to letters.
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
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To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
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@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
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@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
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My brother was a composer, and he usually used this marks to differentiate between themes in a piece.
For example, he marked the introduction with an Intro mark; then, when the main theme began, he usually put an A mark; then, when he wrote a second theme, he put a B mark, and so on. The marks had nothing to do with the bar number.
I've heard those marks referred as "theme marks" or "rehearsal marks". They become useful when rehearsing (e.g. "Let's play theme B), or when explaining that a single piece is "divided" in two or more "themes".
edited Sep 3 at 19:08
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
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active
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15
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The Sibelius app (and presumably the wider world) calls them Rehearsal Marks. If the boxed values are numbers the conductor will say "play from figure 5". If they are letters the conductor will say "play from letter B". I've never heard them referred to as sections (but my experience only covers band, orchestral, small ensembles and choirs) so other music may use the term "section".
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
17
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
The Sibelius app (and presumably the wider world) calls them Rehearsal Marks. If the boxed values are numbers the conductor will say "play from figure 5". If they are letters the conductor will say "play from letter B". I've never heard them referred to as sections (but my experience only covers band, orchestral, small ensembles and choirs) so other music may use the term "section".
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
17
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
up vote
15
down vote
accepted
The Sibelius app (and presumably the wider world) calls them Rehearsal Marks. If the boxed values are numbers the conductor will say "play from figure 5". If they are letters the conductor will say "play from letter B". I've never heard them referred to as sections (but my experience only covers band, orchestral, small ensembles and choirs) so other music may use the term "section".
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
The Sibelius app (and presumably the wider world) calls them Rehearsal Marks. If the boxed values are numbers the conductor will say "play from figure 5". If they are letters the conductor will say "play from letter B". I've never heard them referred to as sections (but my experience only covers band, orchestral, small ensembles and choirs) so other music may use the term "section".
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
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answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
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answered Sep 3 at 12:51
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
2,400919
17
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
add a comment |Â
17
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
17
17
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
During a concert my Junior High School band got completely lost, and the director stopped us and yelled "Go to L". We knew what he meant, but some folks in the audience were shocked.
– Pete Becker
Sep 3 at 14:00
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
+1; Lilypond and Finale also call them rehearsal marks.
– wchargin
Sep 4 at 8:55
add a comment |Â
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4
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Bar numbers - if they are sequenced to each bar. The other marks are section marks, usually letters. Often called 'rehearsal marks'. It's so much easier in rehearsal to 'go from a bar before section C', or 'play from the anacrucis in bar 16'. Could be that Igor chose section numbers in preference to letters.
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
88.5k1090225
2
To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
2
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
5
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
Bar numbers - if they are sequenced to each bar. The other marks are section marks, usually letters. Often called 'rehearsal marks'. It's so much easier in rehearsal to 'go from a bar before section C', or 'play from the anacrucis in bar 16'. Could be that Igor chose section numbers in preference to letters.
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
88.5k1090225
2
To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
2
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
5
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Bar numbers - if they are sequenced to each bar. The other marks are section marks, usually letters. Often called 'rehearsal marks'. It's so much easier in rehearsal to 'go from a bar before section C', or 'play from the anacrucis in bar 16'. Could be that Igor chose section numbers in preference to letters.
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
88.5k1090225
Bar numbers - if they are sequenced to each bar. The other marks are section marks, usually letters. Often called 'rehearsal marks'. It's so much easier in rehearsal to 'go from a bar before section C', or 'play from the anacrucis in bar 16'. Could be that Igor chose section numbers in preference to letters.
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
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edited Sep 3 at 12:25
answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
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answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
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answered Sep 3 at 12:16
Tim
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To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
2
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
5
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
add a comment |Â
2
To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
2
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
5
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
2
2
To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
To add to this: these indicators may or may not be placed at 'transition' points in the music, depending on how the publisher felt at the time.
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 3 at 12:18
2
2
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
@Carl Witthoft - In whimsical manner...
– Tim
Sep 3 at 12:20
5
5
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@CarlWitthoft: One of my personal bugbears is when a publisher places rehearsal marks every five bars in music with four-bar phrases.
– Michael Seifert
Sep 3 at 14:48
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
@MichaelSeifert we could call that "Reverse 'Take Five' " :-)
– Carl Witthoft
Sep 4 at 12:32
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
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My brother was a composer, and he usually used this marks to differentiate between themes in a piece.
For example, he marked the introduction with an Intro mark; then, when the main theme began, he usually put an A mark; then, when he wrote a second theme, he put a B mark, and so on. The marks had nothing to do with the bar number.
I've heard those marks referred as "theme marks" or "rehearsal marks". They become useful when rehearsing (e.g. "Let's play theme B), or when explaining that a single piece is "divided" in two or more "themes".
edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
answered Sep 3 at 16:14
Barranka
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up vote
1
down vote
My brother was a composer, and he usually used this marks to differentiate between themes in a piece.
For example, he marked the introduction with an Intro mark; then, when the main theme began, he usually put an A mark; then, when he wrote a second theme, he put a B mark, and so on. The marks had nothing to do with the bar number.
I've heard those marks referred as "theme marks" or "rehearsal marks". They become useful when rehearsing (e.g. "Let's play theme B), or when explaining that a single piece is "divided" in two or more "themes".
edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
2,400919
answered Sep 3 at 16:14
Barranka
1113
add a comment |Â
up vote
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My brother was a composer, and he usually used this marks to differentiate between themes in a piece.
For example, he marked the introduction with an Intro mark; then, when the main theme began, he usually put an A mark; then, when he wrote a second theme, he put a B mark, and so on. The marks had nothing to do with the bar number.
I've heard those marks referred as "theme marks" or "rehearsal marks". They become useful when rehearsing (e.g. "Let's play theme B), or when explaining that a single piece is "divided" in two or more "themes".
edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
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answered Sep 3 at 16:14
Barranka
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My brother was a composer, and he usually used this marks to differentiate between themes in a piece.
For example, he marked the introduction with an Intro mark; then, when the main theme began, he usually put an A mark; then, when he wrote a second theme, he put a B mark, and so on. The marks had nothing to do with the bar number.
I've heard those marks referred as "theme marks" or "rehearsal marks". They become useful when rehearsing (e.g. "Let's play theme B), or when explaining that a single piece is "divided" in two or more "themes".
edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
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answered Sep 3 at 16:14
Barranka
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edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
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edited Sep 3 at 19:08
Brian THOMAS
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