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1.114 extender line

ES: línea de extensión [de melisma, de bajo cifrado, etc.], I: ?, F: ligne d'extension [de mélisme, de basse chiffrée, etc.], D: Fülllinie, NL: ?, DK: ?, S: ?, FI: ?.

The generic term for a line (or dash) of arbitrary length that extends text (without indicating the musical function of that text).

Used in many contexts, for example:

See also

melisma, sul G, thorough bass, octave mark, octave marking.

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