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

When over a double bar, indicates where the piece is to be concluded after a repeat.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Then follows a concluding paragraph of anywhere from six to thirty measures, and a double bar with a repeat sign.

From The Masters and their Music A series of illustrative programs with biographical, esthetical, and critical annotations by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

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

From Purcell by Runciman, John F.