dal segnoadv.n.
/dal ˈsɛnjəʊ/ Music.
As a musical direction: go back to the point indicated by the sign S. Abbreviated D.S. Also as n. Cf. al segno adv.
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da capo1724
meno1724
più1724
poco1724
subito1724
tacet1724
tutti1724
V1724
volti subito1724
tasto solo1772
al segno?1775
loco1786
molto1786
bis1819
quasi parlando1872
allegro non tanto1876
dal segno1876
senza replica1883
M1900
society > leisure > the arts > music > written or printed music > notation > [noun] > repeat-sign
repeat1636
dal segno1967
1876 in J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms
1944 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music 199/2 Dal segno.., abbreviated d.s., means repetition, not from the beginning.., but from another place (frequently near the beginning) marked by the sign §.
1959 Collins Mus. Encycl. 176/1 Dal segno..‘from the sign’, i.e. go back to a point in the music marked by the sign S. Often abbreviated D.S.
1967 Crescendo Feb. 26/2 Can you find the ‘go to coda’ sign in a hurry? No? Then make it big. Same goes for the dal segno—never mind trying to copy the printed one; put a whacking great dollar sign on the part instead.
1979 M. Hurd Oxf. Jun. Compan. Mus. (ed. 2) 107/2 Dal segno... This tells the performer to go back to the place where he sees the sign S and repeat the music from that point until he arrives at the word fine (‘end’), or at a double bar with a pause sign () above it.
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adv.n.1876