Questions tagged [coda]

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Features of a Coda section

I came across a question in a music theory book, which asked about explaining why bars 30-36 in the following music extract could be considered as a Coda. The extract is from Prelude in C minor by Gounod. I want to know what features in a music…
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Is this an example of a coda in jazz? Can you find more examples?

I was listening to a particular jazz song the other day, "First Song", composed by Charlie Haden, recorded by him together with Enrico Pieranunzi and Billy Higgins in 1990. I realized something which I found to be rather odd (for Jazz): it had, what…
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How would I notate this custom repeat scenario with sheet music?

I am composing a song, 8 measures in verse and 8 in chorus. I also have a 8 measure instrumental I would like to include after the second verse and before the second chorus. For the life of me I can't figure a way to make this work without just…
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Why D.S. al Coda and Dal Segno with separate al Coda works different in Guitar Pro when al Coda is at the end of repeat? D.S. al Coda skips last rep

Here the performance is as thought. Repeats at bars 1-2, 3-4 and 5-8, then Dal Segno and repeats at bars 1-2, 3-4 and then to Coda at bar 9. Here the performance differs. Repeats at bars 1-2, 3-4 and 5-8, then Dal Segno and repeats at bars 1-2 but…
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How to repeat passages in Falk's №1?

I'm trying to play R. Falk's №1. I don't understand how repetition works here with multiple coda signs/brackets. Could someone give me a hint? The music goes like this:
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