bar line
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bar line
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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As in “Mass,” Bernstein changes idioms by the minute and rhythms, to Broadway’s dismay, by the bar line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2021
After I had made my way through fifteen minutes worth of buzzy salad bar line, I got to the order-taker and half-heartedly mumbled "I'll have the uh, beesduntklill.." while gesturing limply at the menu board.
From The Verge ● May 1, 2015
There are tremendous suspensions over the bar line, places where Barber creates a great tension by changing harmonies, staggered in such a way that the dissonances form and then resolve.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2010
When this happens, the bar line will still appear at the end of the completed measure.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
The tied quarters here would sound exactly like a half note crossing the bar line.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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