D.C. al fine, or da capo al fine, means “from the head [beginning] to the end.” D.C. al fine is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, and continue until you reach the final barline or a double-barline marked with the word fine.
Also Known As:
du début jusqu’à la fin (Fr)vom Anfang bis zum Ende (Ger)
Pronunciation: dah cah’-poh al fee’-nay
More Italian Music Symbols to Know:
▪ marcato: informally referred to as simply an “accent,” a marcato makes a note slightly more pronounced than surrounding notes.
▪ legato or slur: connects two or more different notes. In piano music, the individual notes must be struck, but there should be no audible spaces between them.
▪ dal niente: “from nothing”; to gradually bring notes out of complete silence, or a crescendo that rises slowly from nowhere.
▪ decrescendo: to gradually decrease the volume of the music. A decrescendo is seen in sheet music as a narrowing angle, and is often marked decresc.
▪ delicato: “delicately”; to play with a light touch and an airy feel.
▪ dolcissimo: very sweetly; to play in a particularly delicate manner. Dolcissimo is a superlative of “dolce.”
D.C. al fine, or da capo al fine, means “from the head [beginning] to the end.” D.C. al fine is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, and continue until you reach the final barline or a double-barline marked with the word fine.
Also Known As:
du début jusqu’à la fin (Fr)vom Anfang bis zum Ende (Ger)
Pronunciation: dah cah’-poh al fee’-nay
More Italian Music Symbols to Know:
▪ marcato: informally referred to as simply an “accent,” a marcato makes a note slightly more pronounced than surrounding notes.
▪ legato or slur: connects two or more different notes. In piano music, the individual notes must be struck, but there should be no audible spaces between them.
▪ dal niente: “from nothing”; to gradually bring notes out of complete silence, or a crescendo that rises slowly from nowhere.
▪ decrescendo: to gradually decrease the volume of the music. A decrescendo is seen in sheet music as a narrowing angle, and is often marked decresc.
▪ delicato: “delicately”; to play with a light touch and an airy feel.
▪ dolcissimo: very sweetly; to play in a particularly delicate manner. Dolcissimo is a superlative of “dolce.”
D.C. al fine, or da capo al fine, means “from the head [beginning] to the end.” D.C. al fine is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, and continue until you reach the final barline or a double-barline marked with the word fine.
Also Known As:
du début jusqu’à la fin (Fr)vom Anfang bis zum Ende (Ger)
Pronunciation: dah cah’-poh al fee’-nay
More Italian Music Symbols to Know:
▪ marcato: informally referred to as simply an “accent,” a marcato makes a note slightly more pronounced than surrounding notes.
▪ legato or slur: connects two or more different notes. In piano music, the individual notes must be struck, but there should be no audible spaces between them.
▪ dal niente: “from nothing”; to gradually bring notes out of complete silence, or a crescendo that rises slowly from nowhere.
▪ decrescendo: to gradually decrease the volume of the music. A decrescendo is seen in sheet music as a narrowing angle, and is often marked decresc.
▪ delicato: “delicately”; to play with a light touch and an airy feel.
▪ dolcissimo: very sweetly; to play in a particularly delicate manner. Dolcissimo is a superlative of “dolce.”
D.C. al fine, or da capo al fine, means “from the head [beginning] to the end.” D.C. al fine is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, and continue until you reach the final barline or a double-barline marked with the word fine.
Also Known As:
- du début jusqu’à la fin (Fr)vom Anfang bis zum Ende (Ger)
Pronunciation: dah cah’-poh al fee’-nay
More Italian Music Symbols to Know:
▪ marcato: informally referred to as simply an “accent,” a marcato makes a note slightly more pronounced than surrounding notes.
▪ legato or slur: connects two or more different notes. In piano music, the individual notes must be struck, but there should be no audible spaces between them.
▪ dal niente: “from nothing”; to gradually bring notes out of complete silence, or a crescendo that rises slowly from nowhere.
▪ decrescendo: to gradually decrease the volume of the music. A decrescendo is seen in sheet music as a narrowing angle, and is often marked decresc.
▪ delicato: “delicately”; to play with a light touch and an airy feel.
▪ dolcissimo: very sweetly; to play in a particularly delicate manner. Dolcissimo is a superlative of “dolce.”
