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Seconda volta

Second-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the second repeat

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Pronunciation
seh-KOHN-dah VOHL-tah
Origin

Italian

Length
201 words · 2 min read

About Seconda volta

Seconda volta, notated as a bracketed "2." above the staff, marks bars that are performed only on the second pass through a repeated section, replacing the prima volta bars. Together, prima and seconda volta brackets create an efficient notational shorthand that avoids rewriting nearly identical passages.
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