fermata

/fɜːˈmɑːtə/ (bre, ipa) · /fɜːrˈmɑːtə/ (ame, ipa) · /fer-ˈmä-tə/ (ame, mw)

fermata — noun

1. a small curved mark written above a note, chord, or pause in a piece of music, t

1.名詞C2
釋義

a small curved mark written above a note, chord, or pause in a piece of music, telling the player or singer to hold that sound for longer than its written length; how much longer is left up to whoever is performing.

例句

Reuben paused on the final chord because the composer had marked a fermata above it.

fermata above [a chord] for held sound

The conductor lifted both hands slowly, stretching the fermata at the end of the hymn.

stretching the fermata for performer choice

同義詞
  • hold

    informal English term used by performers for the same symbol

  • pause

    British musical usage for the same mark

  • bird's eye

    casual nickname referring to the symbol's shape

文法句型

fermata over [a note/chord/rest]

用法筆記

Frequently used with prepositions 'over' or 'above' a note, chord, or rest. Common verbs: hold, place, mark, release a fermata. Plural is usually 'fermatas' in English, though musicians sometimes use the Italian plural 'fermate'.

常見錯誤

❌Play the fermata quickly.
✅Hold the fermata longer than its written value.
💡a fermata always signals lengthening, never shortening, the sound.
❌Put a fermata on the bar line.
✅Put a fermata over a note or rest.
💡fermatas attach to specific notes or rests, not to bar lines.