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Replica

A repeat; an instruction to perform the indicated section again

Category
navigation
Pronunciation
REH-plee-kah
Origin

Italian

Length
217 words · 2 min read

About Replica

Replica ("repeat" or "copy") is a navigation instruction directing the performer to repeat a passage or section. In 18th-century orchestral practice, "senza replica" (without repeat) appeared when the composer or publisher wished to indicate that a customary repeat should be omitted — for instance, in a sonata-form exposition that would normally be played twice.
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