Capo vs Fine

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Capo	Fine
Definition	The head or beginning of a piece; the starting reference point	The end; the point at which the piece concludes.
Category	navigation	form
Pronunciation	KAH-poh	FEE-neh
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	head beginning	the end conclusion
Antonyms	Coda Fine	—
Usage	The conductor pointed to the top of the score and said "dal capo" — from the beginning, one more time.	The piece concludes at the Fine marking halfway through the score after the Da Capo repeat.

Definition: The head or beginning of a piece; the starting reference point
Category: navigation
Pronunciation: KAH-poh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: head beginning
Antonyms: Coda Fine
Usage: The conductor pointed to the top of the score and said "dal capo" — from the beginning, one more time.

Definition: The end; the point at which the piece concludes.
Category: form
Pronunciation: FEE-neh
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: the end conclusion
Usage: The piece concludes at the Fine marking halfway through the score after the Da Capo repeat.