Simile - Musical Definition


Simile - (abbreviated to sim.) "In a similar way." A direction to play something in a similar manner to that previously marked. Often applies to pedalling or articulation. For example, a passage of staccato notes will often have the first few notes marked staccato, followed by 'sim.', meaning that all subsequent notes are also staccato.
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