double bar

American  

noun

Music.

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

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double bar British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of double bar

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

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double bar

I entered a phase during which I insisted on having the same style of glasses Reggie had: gold wire frames with the double bar across.

From Time ● Feb. 13, 2012

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.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Sometimes Pity came to the door of his heart and asked for admission, but he sent Unkindness to double bar it against her.

From All's for the Best by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

But after the double bar and repeat, this first theme is developed in a free preludial manner as if it were continually leading up to a climax.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond

In a modern composition all would have run on with never a double bar.

From Purcell by Runciman, John F.