A word or phrase on a musical score which indicates the expression required of a performer.
〔乐〕表情记号
Example sentencesExamples
The clefs, rests, and expression marks such as slurs and phrasing, even the thickness of the staves, make up a complex pictorial and typographical unity.
He knows that Beethoven has to be specially watched when his expression marks stray into German, as they do in Op 90, for instance.
He emphasized the importance of concentration during practice, the observance of phrasing, pedaling and expression marks during early stages of learning.
Definition of expression mark in US English:
expression mark
nounɪkˈsprɛʃən
Music
A word or phrase on a musical score which indicates the expression required of a performer.
〔乐〕表情记号
Example sentencesExamples
The clefs, rests, and expression marks such as slurs and phrasing, even the thickness of the staves, make up a complex pictorial and typographical unity.
He emphasized the importance of concentration during practice, the observance of phrasing, pedaling and expression marks during early stages of learning.
He knows that Beethoven has to be specially watched when his expression marks stray into German, as they do in Op 90, for instance.