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Da capo

Da Capo is a musical term in Italian, meaning from the beginning. It is a composer's directive to repeat the previous part of music. An additional indication for the same directive is a double colon at the end of the part. Sometimes the composer describes the part to be repeated, for example: Menuet da capo. In opera the repeated piece is often adorned with grace notes.

Variations of the directon are:

  • Da Capo al fine (D.C. al fine): repeat (the entire piece of music) from beginning to the end, and

  • Da Capo al segno (D.C. al segno): repeat from beginning to the (D.C.) sign.



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