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- A silence in a performer's part indicated by symbols corresponding to certain beats.?

- In harmony this is a suspension which resolves upwards not downwards.?

(Fr.) - Held back.?

- A theme which is played backwards. This device was prominent in the Middle Ages in fugues and in 20th century serial music. Retrograde inversion describes a theme played backwards and upside-down.?

(Ger.) - Recitative.?