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Two slanting strokes calling for a break in the sound.
Also known as: Railroad tracks, Grand pause
A caesura is two parallel slashes through the top of the staff calling for a complete break before continuing. Its length is not notated and is decided by the conductor, which is unusual in a system that specifies duration everywhere else.
Calls for a complete break in the sound before the music continues, drawn as two parallel slanting strokes.
Contexts: Music
Has no notated duration, its length being a conductor's or performer's decision rather than a written value.
Contexts: Music
Two short parallel strokes leaning at the same angle, drawn through the top staff line.