Zeichen – Definition in music

Definition of the German term Zeichen in music:

sign, symbol, indication

Language

German

Singular

Zeichen

Plural

Zeichen

German musical terms that include Zeichen:

Altzeichen – alto clef (C-clef placing C4 on the third line of ...
Bindungszeichen – slur (curved line indicating that the notes it emb...
Musikzeichen – musical sign, musical symbol
Ruhezeichen – fermata sign
Schlusszeichen – final bar line
Schweigezeichen – rest
Taktzeichen – time signature
Tonzeichen – any sign used in musical notation
Versetzungszeichen – accidental (sign used in music notation)
Vorzeichen – the accidentals that make up the key signature
Wiederholungszeichen – repeat sign

Music scores that include Zeichen:

Albert Becker: Präludium und Fuge (1888) Page 1
Bernhard Romberg: Cello Concertino in D minor (1830) Page 1
Heinrich Reimann: Organ Sonata (1887) Page 1
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata No. 12 in G major (1734) Page 1

German musical terms related to Zeichen:

Akzidens – accidental (sign used in music notation)
Be – flat (the sign ♭, which lowers a note by a half st...
bedeutet – to signify
Doppel-Be – double flat (the sign ♭♭, which lowers a note by t...
Doppelkreuz – double sharp (the sign 𝄪, which raises a note by t...
Fermate – fermata (musical symbol placed over a note or rest...
Kreuz – sharp (the sign ♯, which raises a note by a half s...
Namenszug – signature
Quadrat – natural sign...
Ruhepunkt – fermata sign
Signatur – signature...
Vorzeichnung – key signature