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Musical Definitions

Bar / Measure
'distance in time', between one bar line and the next (Americans call a bar a Measure). The lines are the vertical strokes showing where the first pulse occurs in the new bar.
Bar Lines / Measure Lines
Bar lines divide music in bars. Each bar has the number of beats indicated by the Time Signature. The first beat after the Bar-Line is usually the strongest beat in the Bar. (see double bar line)
Barbaro
Barbarous, ferocious, wild
Baritone
Voices and instruments halfway between tenor and bass.
Double Bar Line
A double bar line are two vertical lines that marks the end of a piece of music, or the end of a repeat. It can also mark the end of a section of music, a change of key or a change of time signature.