What do these three thick diagonal lines that cross through three measures of both staves mean, and what are they called?
I think they indicate that you repeat the previous three measures, but I'm not entirely sure.
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1Does repeating make sense in the context of the rest of the score?– WBTCommented Jul 16, 2019 at 15:05
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3(To the extent that sheet music is published in any particular language), what language is this? I notice two decidedly non-English and non-Italian abbreviations klek. and muš. I just ask because it could be a "local" notation, and the country of origin could be relevant.– chepnerCommented Jul 16, 2019 at 17:12
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2@chepner The language it is published in is Lithuanian.– LunaZiggyCommented Jul 17, 2019 at 16:03
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3 Answers
In my opinion you're correct. I haven't seen them like in your example yet, but for me this seems like a repeat sign.
Usually they have a dot on each side and are often found in drum parts for example:
They are called 'Simile marks' and can also have more than one slash. One slash would usually mean to repeat the previous measure, two slashes would usually mean to repeat the previous two measures and so on....
So In this case it seems like to just repeat the last three measures. First because of the three slashes... and also because it's spread over three measures.
This notation isn't in Gardner Read's "Music Notation," 2nd edition. But your guess is reasonable because
each diagonal-line group is three bars long
what precedes the diagonal lines is also three bars long
no other meaning could be given to something that affects four different percussion instruments
it is the multi-staff analogue to simile marks.
answered Jul 14, 2019 at 22:41
I think it's clear from context that it means repeat the previous three bars. It's not quite standard notation. More the sort of thing a composer might use as an indication to his copyist, or a film composer to his orchestrator.
