dal segno

American  

[dahl seyn-yoh, dahl se-nyaw] / dɑl ˈseɪn yoʊ, dɑl ˈsɛ nyɔ /

adverb

1. go back to the sign marking the beginning of a repeat (used as a musical direction).

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dal segno British  

/ ˈdæl ˈsɛnjəʊ /

adjective

1. music (of a piece of music) to be repeated from the point marked with a sign to the word fine

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Etymology

Origin of dal segno

1850–55; < Italian: from the sign; sign

Example Sentences

To understand the premise, it was best to first visit the Biennial’s third floor at the Whitney’s Madison Avenue location to see Mr. Laris Cohen’s “D.S,” which is named for dal segno, a navigational marker in sheet music that guides the musician backward.

From New York Times

The sign—as Al Segno, to the sign; Dal Segno, from the sign.

From Project Gutenberg

When he is gone, Dal Segno's sister Julia, lady's maid to the Princess, enters with birthday-presents for her niece Cornelia, and among the things which attract her attentions sees the cracknel, beside which she finds a note from her own faithless lover Louis.

From Project Gutenberg

When the cap is taken off, Dal Segno perceives that the pretended Franz has the curls of his own daughter.—Howora being presented to him as Laemml's son, he can do no other than yield.

From Project Gutenberg

Cornelia, Dal Segno's daughter however is not so slow in recognizing the friend of her childhood, who loves her and has all her love, as we presently learn.

From Project Gutenberg