Bar (music) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
In
musical terminology, a
bar is a segment of time defined as a given number of
beats of a given duration. It is the used the same as
measure. A
bar line is the line which lies between or separates bars. While many see bars and bar lines as arbitrary, others feel otherwise: "The bar line is much, much more than a mere accent, and I don't believe that it can be simulated by an accent, at least not in my music." -
Igor Stravinsky (DeLone et. al. (Eds.), 1975, chap. 3).
References
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465.
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